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New York City Judged “Top Dog” Canstruction® Competition
June 8 -- New York City’s “An American Classic” created by architecture and interior design firm Butler Rogers Baskett Architects, P.C., was proclaimed Jurors’ Favorite at the 9th Annual International Canstruction® Competition juried May18th in Las Vegas. Canstruction®, trademarked by the Society of Design Administration (SDA) and held in conjunction with chapters of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and allied professional organizations, is an annual charity competition where design firms test their mettle to see who can build the most astounding structure made entirely from full cans of food. At the close of the competition all of the food used in the structures is donated to local food banks to feed those most in need. Structures, ranging in size from 1,000 to 13,000 cans, are created by stacking a variety of can sizes and shapes using the product labels as the color pallet. Structurally self-supporting, the only other materials to be used are 1/4” leveling, cardboard, tape, rubber bands and wire. This past year competitions took place in 45 cities across North America. Local winners went on to compete via photography and were judged at the AIA/SDA national convention. New York City acquired bragging rights by garnering four out of the seven national awards. In addition to Jurors’ Favorite NYC won the Structural Ingenuity award for Platt Byard Dovel & White Architects’ “Manhattan Can Chowder” (a colossal sea shell) and both Honorable Mention awards for Fox & Fowle Architects’ “A Call to Arms” (an Octopus) and Fradkin & McAlpin Associates’ “Fuel For Thought” (a trio of old-fashioned gas pumps). New York City’s local competition donated a record breaking 98,597 pounds of food to the Food Bank For New York City and with 34 entries was far and away the largest local competition. All together the competitions donated close to One Million pounds of food to local food banks from a total of 384 built structures. Nadaskay Kopelson Architects of Morristown, NJ, won Best Use of Labels with "Vote to end Hunger," an election year entry of a donkey and elephant, and the Best Meal award went to “Magic Castle of Canderella” by Huckabee of Fort Worth, TX. “More than Just Peanuts,” by Legends Memorabilia/Industrial Brand Creative of Vancouver used 12,961 cans in their structure of Snoopy atop his doghouse, winning them the Most Cans award. The jury’s job was not made easy with so many impressive structures competing to win so runnerups were selected in each category. This year's impressive panel of jurors from Las Vegas included: Todd-Avery Lenahan, President, Avery Brooks & Associates Elizabeth Herridge, Managing Director, Guggenheim Hermitage Museum at The Venetian Michael Kroelinger, Ph.D., AIA, FIIDA, LC, Director, UNLV School of Architecture L. Brent Wright, PE, SE, CEO, Wright Engineers James C. Lord II, AIA, Principal, KGA Architecture Ron Frye, VP of Construction, Coast Casinos Stephen Hendee, artist, Las Vegas Arts Commission Scott Dickensheets, Editor, Las Vegas Weekly Architecture Trends Geoff Schumacher, Director of Community Publications, Stephens Media Group at Ninth Annual International
And The Winners are: Jurors’ Favorite "An American Classic" Butler Rogers Baskett Architects, P.C. New York, NY 6,394 cans Photographer: Kevin Wick Host: New York Design Center
Structural Ingenuity "Manhattan Can Chowder" Platt Byard Dovell White Architects New York, NY 3,200 cans Photographer: Kevin Wick Host: New York Design Center
Best Use of Labels "Vote to end Hunger" Nadaskay Kopelson Architects Morristown, NJ 12,000 cans Photographer: Nadaskay Kopelson
Best Meal "Magic Castle of Canderella" Huckabee Fort Worth, TX 7,500 cans Photographer: Truitt Rogers Host: Ridgmar Mall
Honorable Mention "Fuel for Thought" Fradkin & McAlpin Associates, LLP New York, NY 2,602 cans Photographer: Kevin Wick Host: New York Design Center
Honorable Mention "A Call to Arms" Fox & Fowle Architects, P.C. New York, NY 4,100 cans Photographer: Kevin Wick Host: New York Design Center
Most Cans "More Than Just Peanuts" Legends Memorabilia/ Industrial Brand Creative Vancouver, BC 12,961 cans Photographer: Marina Dodis Host: Cruise Ship Terminal Jurors’ Favorite Runner Up “A Meal a Day Can Keep Hunger at Bay!" Gideon Toal, Inc. Fort Worth, TX 3,160 cans Photographer: Truitt Rogers Host: Ridgmar Mall Structural Ingenuity Runner Up "Clearing a Path to Demolish Hunger"McGill Smith Punshon, Inc. Cincinnati, OH 9,151 cans Photographer: J. Miles Wolf Host: Weston Art Gallery
Best Use of Labels Runner Up "Candamania" SmithGroup Washington, DC 5,136 cans Photographer: Hochlander Davis Host: The Shops at 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue
Best Meal Runner Up "We Can Extinguish Hunger" Cole + Russell Architects, Inc. Cincinnati, OH 3,552 cans Photographer: J. Miles Wolf Host: Weston Art Gallery
Honorable Mention - Runner Up "Last Stop for Hunger" BA Consulting Group, LTD. Toronto, BC 1,655 cans Photographer: Richard Lanten Host: The Design Exchange
Anyone wishing further information on Canstruction® to either sponsor a competition in their city, donate food or make a contribution may contact National Executive Director, Cheri C. Melillo at 212-792-4666 or e-mail cmelillo@canstruction.org. Canstruction®, Inc. is a 501(c)3 Not For Profit Foundation of the Society for Design Administration.
New York City Judged “Top Dog” Canstruction® Competition
June 8 -- New York City’s “An American Classic” created by architecture and interior design firm Butler Rogers Baskett Architects, P.C., was proclaimed Jurors’ Favorite at the 9th Annual International Canstruction® Competition juried May18th in Las Vegas. Canstruction®, trademarked by the Society of Design Administration (SDA) and held in conjunction with chapters of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and allied professional organizations, is an annual charity competition where design firms test their mettle to see who can build the most astounding structure made entirely from full cans of food. At the close of the competition all of the food used in the structures is donated to local food banks to feed those most in need. Structures, ranging in size from 1,000 to 13,000 cans, are created by stacking a variety of can sizes and shapes using the product labels as the color pallet. Structurally self-supporting, the only other materials to be used are 1/4” leveling, cardboard, tape, rubber bands and wire. This past year competitions took place in 45 cities across North America. Local winners went on to compete via photography and were judged at the AIA/SDA national convention. New York City acquired bragging rights by garnering four out of the seven national awards. In addition to Jurors’ Favorite NYC won the Structural Ingenuity award for Platt Byard Dovel & White Architects’ “Manhattan Can Chowder” (a colossal sea shell) and both Honorable Mention awards for Fox & Fowle Architects’ “A Call to Arms” (an Octopus) and Fradkin & McAlpin Associates’ “Fuel For Thought” (a trio of old-fashioned gas pumps). New York City’s local competition donated a record breaking 98,597 pounds of food to the Food Bank For New York City and with 34 entries was far and away the largest local competition. All together the competitions donated close to One Million pounds of food to local food banks from a total of 384 built structures. Nadaskay Kopelson Architects of Morristown, NJ, won Best Use of Labels with "Vote to end Hunger," an election year entry of a donkey and elephant, and the Best Meal award went to “Magic Castle of Canderella” by Huckabee of Fort Worth, TX. “More than Just Peanuts,” by Legends Memorabilia/Industrial Brand Creative of Vancouver used 12,961 cans in their structure of Snoopy atop his doghouse, winning them the Most Cans award. The jury’s job was not made easy with so many impressive structures competing to win so runnerups were selected in each category. This year's impressive panel of jurors from Las Vegas included: Todd-Avery Lenahan, President, Avery Brooks & Associates Elizabeth Herridge, Managing Director, Guggenheim Hermitage Museum at The Venetian Michael Kroelinger, Ph.D., AIA, FIIDA, LC, Director, UNLV School of Architecture L. Brent Wright, PE, SE, CEO, Wright Engineers James C. Lord II, AIA, Principal, KGA Architecture Ron Frye, VP of Construction, Coast Casinos Stephen Hendee, artist, Las Vegas Arts Commission Scott Dickensheets, Editor, Las Vegas Weekly Architecture Trends Geoff Schumacher, Director of Community Publications, Stephens Media Group at Ninth Annual International
And The Winners are: Jurors’ Favorite "An American Classic" Butler Rogers Baskett Architects, P.C. New York, NY 6,394 cans Photographer: Kevin Wick Host: New York Design Center
Structural Ingenuity "Manhattan Can Chowder" Platt Byard Dovell White Architects New York, NY 3,200 cans Photographer: Kevin Wick Host: New York Design Center
Best Use of Labels "Vote to end Hunger" Nadaskay Kopelson Architects Morristown, NJ 12,000 cans Photographer: Nadaskay Kopelson
Best Meal "Magic Castle of Canderella" Huckabee Fort Worth, TX 7,500 cans Photographer: Truitt Rogers Host: Ridgmar Mall
Honorable Mention "Fuel for Thought" Fradkin & McAlpin Associates, LLP New York, NY 2,602 cans Photographer: Kevin Wick Host: New York Design Center
Honorable Mention "A Call to Arms" Fox & Fowle Architects, P.C. New York, NY 4,100 cans Photographer: Kevin Wick Host: New York Design Center
Most Cans "More Than Just Peanuts" Legends Memorabilia/ Industrial Brand Creative Vancouver, BC 12,961 cans Photographer: Marina Dodis Host: Cruise Ship Terminal Jurors’ Favorite Runner Up “A Meal a Day Can Keep Hunger at Bay!" Gideon Toal, Inc. Fort Worth, TX 3,160 cans Photographer: Truitt Rogers Host: Ridgmar Mall Structural Ingenuity Runner Up "Clearing a Path to Demolish Hunger"McGill Smith Punshon, Inc. Cincinnati, OH 9,151 cans Photographer: J. Miles Wolf Host: Weston Art Gallery
Best Use of Labels Runner Up "Candamania" SmithGroup Washington, DC 5,136 cans Photographer: Hochlander Davis Host: The Shops at 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue
Best Meal Runner Up "We Can Extinguish Hunger" Cole + Russell Architects, Inc. Cincinnati, OH 3,552 cans Photographer: J. Miles Wolf Host: Weston Art Gallery
Honorable Mention - Runner Up "Last Stop for Hunger" BA Consulting Group, LTD. Toronto, BC 1,655 cans Photographer: Richard Lanten Host: The Design Exchange
Anyone wishing further information on Canstruction® to either sponsor a competition in their city, donate food or make a contribution may contact National Executive Director, Cheri C. Melillo at 212-792-4666 or e-mail cmelillo@canstruction.org. Canstruction®, Inc. is a 501(c)3 Not For Profit Foundation of the Society for Design Administration.
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