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"Ameri-Can" Winners at the Sixth Annual Canstruction® Competition | |||||||||||
by Cheri C. Melillo, Hon. AIA |
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Ameri-cana won the day at the sixth annual CANSTRUCTION® competition May 8 in Charlotte just prior to the AIA national convention. Many entrants designed powerful icons that paid homage to the tragic events of September 11 or represented cherished American symbols. The American bald eagle, U.S. flag, New York Big Apple, baseball, Converse sneakers, and a classic American breakfast were chosen as the winners from a field of 270 local city winners that went on to compete internationally. CANSTRUCTION®, through which teams of architects, engineers, contractors, and/or students (mentored by these design professionals) compete to build colossal edible edifices all out of full cans of food, is quickly becoming the industry's biggest international charity event to aid in the fight against hunger. The stunning results are giant canned art exhibitions that invite the public to come view the structures while making contributions of canned food to a local food bank. This year, some 1,150,000 pounds of food and an additional $121,742 were donated to food banks as a result of the 45 competitive exhibitions held in cities across the U.S. and Canada. That translates into 3 million nutritious meals for people in need. In addition to the annual competition categories of Best Meal, Best Use of Labels, Structural Ingenuity, Jurors' Favorite, and Honorable Mentions, two special awards were created this year: Most Cans and Best Patriotic entries, the latter to acknowledge all those who memorialized 9-11 in their designs. The Winners Are Jurors' Favorite
and Most Patriotic Jurors' comments: "Wow! This is it! The best! Best holistic. Best structure. It sets a new design standard for the competition." Structural
Ingenuity Jurors' comments: "The composition and placement of cans created a perception of movement." Best Use of Labels Jurors' comments: "An all-American icon with three dimensionality. Subtle variations of color and texture achieved through the choice of labels." Best Meal Jurors' comments: "A high level of refinement. Nice connection and consistency between design concept and choice of foods." Honorable
Mention Jurors' comments: "A well-balanced composition combining many different elements of the competition." Honorable
Mention Jurors' comments: "Visually self-explanatory, symbolic, structurally interesting. The structure speaks for itself." Most Cans The 2002 national CANSTRUCTION® jury members
are: CANSTRUCTION® is a trademark event owned by the Society of Design Administration and sponsored in conjunction with professional affiliate organizations such as The American Institute of Architects, American Builders and Contractors, Associated General Contractors, American Society of Interior Designers, and community outreach organizations such as the Junior League and America's Second Harvest Food Banks. Copyright 2002 The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. |
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