Monday, November 20, 2006

14th Annual CANstruction Competition

Fourteen years ago the Society of Design Administration created CANstruction, a philanthropic competition for architects, designers and engineers. The challenge is deceptively simple: these creative professionals must transform cans of food into sculptures and constructions.

The nutritious entries were assembled on site at the New York Design Center, a building devoted to interior designers and furniture showrooms. From November 9 through 22, the exhibit was open to the public during normal business hours; the entry fee was a single can of food.

At the end of the exhibition, the structures were disassembled; this year, one piece, a Mobius strip, collapsed during the competition. The packages of food (generally about 100,000 cans) are donated to the Food Bank for New York City, which distributes it to feed New York's hungry.


Space Shuttle by National Reprographics Posted by Picasa


Subway Car Interior by Guy Nordenson Posted by Picasa


Trojan Horse by Arup Posted by Picasa


Tango Dancer by Thornton Tomasetti Posted by Picasa


Rabbit in Hat by Robert Silman Associates Posted by Picasa


Campfire by Leslie E. Robertson Associates Posted by Picasa


Lion by Perkins + Will Posted by Picasa


Candy Apple with Bite Taken by Pei Cobb Freed Posted by Picasa


Dragon by Robert A.M. Stern Posted by Picasa


Sushi with Chopsticks by DeSimone Consulting Posted by Picasa


Empty Can by Helpurn Architects Posted by Picasa


Frog by diDomenico + Partners Posted by Picasa


Can as Skyline by Fradkin & McAlpin Assoc. Posted by Picasa


Sea Serpent by HOK Architects Posted by Picasa


Piggy Bank by R.M. Kliment & Frances Halsband Posted by Picasa


Typewriter by Coburn Architecture Posted by Picasa


Apple with Sliced Wedge by Handel Architects Posted by Picasa


Crocodile by Arquitectonica Posted by Picasa


Lady Bug by Ferguson & Samamian Posted by Picasa


Hand Cradling Can by Ted Moudis Posted by Picasa


Monopoly by Mancini Duffy Posted by Picasa


Lion & Lamb by Butler Rogers Baskett Posted by Picasa


Connect Four Game by Magnusson Architecture Posted by Picasa


Snail on Leaf by GACE PLLC Posted by Picasa


Whale Tail by Weidlinger Associates Posted by Picasa


Can with Electric Can Opener by Bovis Lend Lease Posted by Picasa


Sombrero by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Posted by Picasa


Frog by STV Posted by Picasa


Cornucopia by Earth Tech Posted by Picasa


Ant at a Picnic by Severud Associates Posted by Picasa


Dripping Faucet by Gensler Posted by Picasa


Earth Viewed from the Moon by Beyer Blinder Belle Posted by Picasa


Lady Bug by Urbitran Group Posted by Picasa


Leaning Tower of Pisa & Italian Flag by Dattner Architects Posted by Picasa


Bobsled on Track by Gilsanz Murray Steficek Posted by Picasa


Can with Can Opener by Conant Architects Posted by Picasa


Sushi Platter by NELSON Posted by Picasa


Dragon & Castle by Perkins Eastman Posted by Picasa


Grand Piano by ads Engineers Posted by Picasa


Remains of Mobius Strip by Platt Byard Dovell White Posted by Picasa

  • Canstruction

  • Society for Design Administration New York Chapter

  • SDANYC Canstruction 2006

  • NYC Canstruction Rules

  • Images From Past Canstruction Competitions

  • Food Bank For New York City
  • 4 Comments:

    At 11/28/2006 10:43:00 AM, Blogger pjt3ket said...

    those are all so awesome!!!!

     
    At 11/28/2006 11:02:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Amazingly creative!

     
    At 11/28/2006 02:12:00 PM, Blogger photowannabe said...

    Awesome pictures, Awesome Canstructions and a very Awesome way to contribute to the Food Bank.

     
    At 11/29/2006 06:27:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Wow, Some people just have too much time!?!?!

    These are some really cool photographs!

     

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