Canstruction 2009
Approximately 70,000 of cans of food will feed the hungry from the 19 colossal structures of the 3rd annual Canstruction design/build competition. Chicago architects, engineers and construction companies showed off their designs and engineering geniuses to aid in the cause to fight hunger. All cans used in the structures benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
Congratulations to all the teams who participated this year's Canstruction! There were many exciting structures, but here are the ones the judges favored:
Jurors' favorite / Structural ingenuity
"CANtilever with Souper Graphics"
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP / Mortenson Construction
Best use of labels
"Hope"
TGRWA
Best meal
"Put Out the Fire – End Hunger Now!"
RJN Group
Honorable mention
"This global eCANomy is fishy"
SmithGroup
Honorable mention
"Can I Have Another Scoop?"
Halvorson and Partners/OKW
Local Chicago awards
People's choice
"HUNGER IS NO JOKE."
HDR Architecture, Inc.
Most cans (over 7,000!)
Chicago food depository award "in demand"
"Food Bank"
Eckenhoff Saunders Architects
AIA/SEAOI award "make no small cans"
"CANtilever with Souper Graphics"
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP / Mortenson Construction
Photographs of the winners of the Chicago competition will be submitted for inclusion in the national competition at the AIA Convention in 2009.
Jurors
- Mitchell Obstfeld, President/Publisher, i4 Design Magazine
- Jackie Koo, AIA, Koo and Associates
- Chris Sowers, Meteorologist, Fox Chicago
More photos of amazing structures:
"A Can Among Cans"
Nagle Hartray Danker Kagan McKay Penney Architects
"Help Feed a Mouth, Lend a Hand"
Klein and Hoffman
"Penny CANdy"
Gensler
"CAN-did Camera"
Larson Engineering
"Hold the Ketchup"
Epstein/ Aerotek
Photo credit: Bill Gnech, The Apple Group
Thank you to the Canstruction contributors: Joyce Brothers for transporting all the cans to the Merchandise Mart; Peapod for assisting the teams with food procurement; Cushing for graphics and printing support; Bill Gnech of The Apple Group for photographing the event and the winning structures; Harrington College students for assisting with build night; SMPS Chicago and Faithful + Gould for their volunteer and financial support; Merchandise Mart Properties and the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza for hosting the event.
Congratulations to all the participating Canstruction Chicago 2009 teams
- Alfred Benesch & Company
- Bailey Edward Design
- BLDD Architects / Gilbane
- Bovis Lend Lease
- BSA Lifestructures
- Eckenhoff Saunders Architects
- Epstein / Aerotek
- Gensler
- Halvorson and Partners / OKW
- HDR
- Klein and Hoffman
- Larson Engineering
- Nagle Hartray Danker Kagan McKay Penney Architects
- RJN Group
- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill / Mortenson
- Smithgroup
- TGRWA
- V3 Companies
- Willis HRH
Sponsorship Information »
For more information about Canstruction, visit Canstruction or contact canstruction@aiachicago.org.
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