CANstruction

WHAT IS IT?

CANstruction’s mission is to provide hunger relief assistance by collecting canned food for distribution to local food banks while promoting the design/build industry. CANstruction hosts competitions, exhibitions, and events showcasing colossal structures made entirely of full cans of food. After the structures are built, the creations are on display to the public as a giant art exhibition. Participants include teams of architects, engineers, contractors, designers, and students attending schools of architecture, engineering, and design.

THE SCOOP

CANstruction will return in 2025!

CANSTRUCTION 2021

TRANSPORTATION

The theme for CANstruction this year was TRANSPORTATION promoting awareness of public/alternative transportation in our local community. CANstruction build day was held on Friday, August 6th at Raleigh Union Station. Seven teams submitted designs for the 2021 CANstruction competition donating over 33,000 cans to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.

Awards were presented for:

VIEW THE GALLERY OF PHOTOS

2021 CANSTRUCTION DESIGN TEAMS

TRANSPORTATION ROCKET

BHDP + HEAPY

PEACE STREET TRUCKING

CLINE DESIGN ASSOCIATES

THE ONLY WAY IS UP

DAVIS KANE ARCHITECTS +

MONTEITH CONSTRUCTION

VOLTS-WAGON

DUDA | PAINE ARCHITECTS

ELECTRO BUS

IBI GROUP

LET’S JUST ROLL WITH IT

LS3P, LYNCH MYKINS,

BRASFIELD & GORIE, SEPI

PAVING THE WAY TO THE FUTURE

SUMMIT DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

AWARD WINNING DESIGNS

THANK YOU TO OUR JUDGES

The Honorable Mary-Ann Baldwin
Mayor of Raleigh

Eric Gaard
CAM Raleigh

Brandon Cordrey
VAE

Charlie Hale
Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC

Shane Barnes
Food Lion

Phillip Jefferson
AIA Triangle Board Member and
Wake Technical Community College

Elizabeth Phelps
Stewart

THANK YOU SPONSORS!

Thank you to the following companies making a difference in the community by sponsoring CANstruction!

Voyager

Electric Vehicle

Wind in Our Sails

Bicycle Build for Two

BOBBITT

LS3P

SHERWIN WILLIAMS

TIMMONS GROUP

UNITED SKATES OF AMERICA

YORK PROPERTIES

SPECIAL THANK YOU

For ordering all the cans required to build these amazing structures!

CANSTRUCTION

T-SHIRT DESIGN EVENT

We had a fun and creative evening with families at the Salvation Army. Bobbitt A&E hosted the evening providing pizza, cupcakes, crafts, books, stickers, stamps, and toys for kids to draw transportation themed art for AIAT’s CANstruction Event.

Skating is a fabulous means of transportation, and many thanks are due to United Skates of America for donating over 120 admission and skate rentals for the event. Stay tuned for our T-Shirt design inspired by this talented group of kids!

GET INVOLVED

The goal of CANstruction, in addition to providing thousands of pounds of food for hunger relief assistance, is to put a spotlight on the design and construction industry giving back to the communities they help to design and build Architects, engineers, designers and/or contractors participate either by entering competing teams from their firms or by mentoring teams of students, local businesses, clubs or civic organizations.

REQUEST TO JOIN THE TASK FORCE

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