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MEDIA ALERT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Executive Director Cheri C. Melillo, Hon. AIA, SDA/C
Canstruction Goes Hollywood!
at 10th Annual North American Competition
June 17, 2006 – This year’s 10th Annual North American (soon to be international) Canstruction Competition Awards Ceremony paid tribute to its host city, Los Angeles, by adopting the Oscar® tradition of selecting five nominees in each category before those famous words “and the envelope please” were uttered revealing the winners. Architects, engineers, designers and contractors competed, or mentored student teams, who designed and built structures made entirely from full cans of food. At the close of the amazing canned sculpture exhibits that resulted in the fifty-five cities hosting competitions, all of the food incorporated in the structures was donated to local food banks for distribution to those most in need. This June Canstruction celebrates the completion of its first decade as the most unique food drive in the world to aid in the fight against Hunger. Five hundred structures were built in the 2005-2006 annual July to June cycle, yielding a total of 1.5 million pounds of food. 330 local competition winners from across North America went on to compete in L.A. through slide photography. The jury convened on June 6th at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel as part of the Society for Design Administration and American Institute of Architects national conventions. A Winner is declared in each of the following categories: Jurors’ Favorite, Structural Ingenuity, Best Use of Labels, Best Meal, Most Cans and there are two Honorable Mentions. Each structure competes in the same category it won locally. The difficult task of choosing the final seven winning sculptures fell to a star-studded jury drawn from luminaries of the Los Angeles design and construction industry. This year’s jury included:
®
Associate Director Michelle M. Browne, SDA
General Counsel James E. Frankel, Esq. McCarter & English, LLP
Ann Gray, FAIA
CEO/Publisher LA Architecture Magazine
John Mutlow, FAIA, RIBA
Professor of Architecture USC School of Architecture
Cory Peipon
Assistant Curator/Project Manager Museum of Contemporary Art, Artist/Sculptor
John A. “Trailer” Martin, Jr., SE
President John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.
William M. Taylor, AIA
Design Studio and Founding Director L.A. Institute of Architecture & Design
Jean-Marc Derviaux
Creative Director Distinc Design Consulting
Frank Clementi, AIA, AIGA
Principal, Director of Design Rios Clementi Hale Studios
Barbara C. Wagner
Sr. Vice President Clark Construction Group and Representative to Design Build Institute of America
Ian Jay
Design Director Selbert Perkins Design Collaborative
Winners in the seven categories are:
1. Jurors’ Favorite Award
One Sardine is Not Enough designed by Gordon Huether & Partners
2. Structural Ingenuity Award
Canana designed by Hixson Architecture, Engineering, Interiors and Reece-Campbell, Inc.
3. Best Use of Labels Award
CHICK-Can of the Sea designed by Butler Rogers Baskett Architects, P.C.
4. Best Meal Award
The Hungry Hare Meets the Carrot Tops designed by students at the
Frederick Bielefield Elementary School mentored by Bianco Giolitto Weston Architects
5. Honorable Mention
The Can-Cobra: Scaling Back Hunger designed by Polshek Partnership Architects, LLP
6. Honorable Mention
I am Amphora, the Two-Faced Grecian Vase designed by Civil Engineering,
Dalhousie University and the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
7. Most Cans
Time to End Hunger designed by NK Architects
Canstruction, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit foundation. In total, the 50 Canstruction events held throughout North America during the year will donate more than 1,000,000 lbs. of food to local relief agencies. Corporate sponsorships and individual donations further Canstruction’s mission to help feed the hungry.
Event and donation information can be found at:
www.canstruction.org
Contact: Cheri Melillo Canstruction 475 Tenth Avenue, 5th Floor New York, NY 10018 (212) 792-4666 tel (212) 792-4601 fax cmelillo@canstruction.org
A charitable foundation of the Society for Design Administration promoting annual .design/build competitions and exhibitions to benefit hunger relief organizations.
1. Jurors’ Favorite Award One Sardine is Not Enough
designed by Gordon Huether & Partners
A stunning, steely metropolis rises to soaring heights. The futuristic metallic city, created solely from silver sardine cans, is reflected in the highly polished floor giving it the illusion of floating on the water. This is one city that both Frank Gehry and George Lucas would love. Hosted at Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food & Art in Napa, CA. 3,936 cans.
2. Structural Ingenuity Award Canana
designed by Hixson Architecture, Engineering, Interiors and Reece-Campbell, Inc.
A giant curving half-peeled banana standing on end. Ingeniously supported by the splayed back banana peels, the viewer is awed by the perfect balancing act that prevents it from toppling. Hosted at Weston Art Gallery in Cincinnati, OH. 3,600 cans.
3. Best Use of Labels Award CHICK-Can of the Sea
designed by Butler Rogers Baskett Architects, P.C.
This sexy siren, an Omega-3 fatty acid dream, is stacked entirely from tuna cans, bobbing gently in a seafood ocean. Hosted at The New York Design Center in New York, NY. 8,012 cans.
4. Best Meal Award The Hungry Hare Meets the Carrot Tops
designed by the Frederick Bielefield Elementary School mentored by Bianco Giolitto Weston Architects
This entry provided a bounty of nutritious foods. The rabbit’s giant ears and bulging eyes emerging from the ground while riveted on its carrot prey, made it simply irresistible. Hosted at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT. 4,327 cans.
5. Honorable Mention The Can-Cobra: Scaling Back Hunger
designed by Polshek Partnership Architects, LLP
The cobra wowed the jury. They deemed it a combined feat of brilliant structural engineering and use of labels that together succeeded in creating a muscular, scaly cobra that rose up from its coil ready to strike. Hosted at the New York Design Center in New York, NY. 4,128 cans.
6. Honorable Mention I am Amphora, the Two-Faced Grecian Vase
designed by Civil Engineering, Dalhousie University and the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction.
Beautifully sculpted, pure white vase, backed by a black curtain to create the famous two face illusion. Hosted at the Mic Mac Mall in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 2,424 cans.
Dean Casavechia
Russ Learned
Brenda Clark, Bree Photography
Israel Valencia Kevin Wick Kevin Wick
Jurors’ Favorite Additional Nominees
Brenda Clark, Bree Photography
One Man CAN
McGill Smith Punshon, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH Hosted at Weston Art Gallery 5,924 cans
CANtarctica
Perkins Eastman
New York, NY Hosted at The New York Design Center 5,616 cans
7. Most Cans Time to End Hunger
designed by NK Architects
Given to the structure that makes it to national in any of the above categories that is made from the most cans. This alarm clock is eight feet in diameter, four feet deep and constructed solidly from of 4.5 oz. cans of chicken donated by the Campbell’s Soup Company. Its quickly moving minute hand creates a sense of urgency in the effort to end hunger. Hosted at Garden State Plaza, NJ. 19,103 cans.
To host a competition contact Cheri C. Melillo, Executive Director Canstruction, Inc. (212)792-4666 cmelillo@canstruction.org
Wake Up!
Newschool of Architecture and Design
San Diego, CA Hosted at Newschool of Architecture and Design 1,180 cans
Bridging the Canyon of Hunger
Duda/Paine Architects, LLP
Raleigh, NC Hosted at Exploris 4,941 cans
Structural Ingenuity Additional Nominees
Best Use of Labels Additional Nominees
Feller Bunchers CAN Do It
Vestra Resources
Redding, CA Hosted at Redding Convention Center 1,939 cans
Lotus Blossom
Platt Byard Dovell White Architects LLP
New York, NY Hosted at The New York Design Center 5,000 cans
We’re on a Roll to End Hunger!
Cline Design Associates, PA
Raleigh, NC Hosted at Exploris 3,014 cans
Rise Up from Hunger
Parkin Architects Limited
Toronto, Canada Hosted at Toronto Dominion Centre
Richard Lautens
Hungry Hungry Hippo
Toronto Society of Architects
Toronto, Canada Hosted at Toronto Dominion Centre
Hustling for Cans
Hellenic Community of Vancouver, Scotia Bank
Vancouver, Canada Hosted at Cruise Ship Terminal at Canada Place 2,500 cans
SOUP Kitchen
Island Architects
San Diego, CA Hosted at Newschool of Architecture and Design 4,095 cans
Can Corn Can ‘Can’ Hunger
DLR Group, Inc.
Des Moines, IA Hosted at Merle Hay Mall 1,700 cans
Brent Reschly
Marina Dodis
Mike Torrey
Richard Lautens
Michael Zirkle
Steve Jolley
Kevin Wick
Michael Zirkle
Mike Torrey
Kevin Wick
Michael Gorman
Best Meal Additional Nominees
Honorable Mention Additional Nominees
Peter Lewitt and Sam Sweeney
Saving a Plate for You
Delawie Wilkes Rodriguez Barker
San Diego, CA Hosted at Newschool of Architecture and Design 4,785 cans
We CAN Dump Hunger
Durante Kreuk Landscape Architects, Bosa Properties Inc., Bunt & Associates
Standing Strong for World Hunger
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD Hosted at Anne Arundel Community College 3,133 cans
Michael D. Ryan
Marina Dodis
Mike Torrey
Quincy the Grasshopper
Winter Street Architects, Structures North JV
Vancouver, Canada Hosted at Cruise Ship Terminal at Canada Place 4,700 cans
Boston, MA Hosted at The Boston Public Library 2,321 cans
It Takes More Than Hot Air To Stop Hunger – Get Involved
Dunaway Associates, L.P.
Fort Worth, TX Hosted at North East Mall 13,718 cans / 6,016 boxes
We Come in Peas
Robert A. M. Stern Architects
New York, NY Hosted at The New York Design Center 4,056 cans
Canspider to Eliminate Hunger
Samaha Associates, PC Architects
Arlington, VA Hosted at Ballston Common Mall 2,191 cans
Most Can Additional Nominees
Truitt Rogers
It Takes More Than Hot Air To Stop Hunger – Get Involved
Dunaway Associates, L.P.
Fort Worth, TX Hosted at North East Mall 13,718 cans / 6,016 boxes
Wipe Out Hunger
Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt
Orlando, FL Hosted at Orlando Fashion Square Mall 10,392 cans
Dale Stroud
Marina Dodis
Truitt Rogers
All winners and entrants are to be congratulated for a stellar year. We look forward to your continued participation and can’t wait to see what your limitless creativity and imaginations will yield in the upcoming season.
To host a competition contact Cheri C. Melillo, Executive Director Canstruction, Inc. (212)792-4666 cmelillo@canstruction.org
Tour de Can
Fort Worth, TX Hosted at North East Mall 9,960 cans
The CAN-ihilator
Brainstorm Consulting Group, Richmond Chamber of Commerce Vancouver, Canada
Hosted at Cruise Ship Terminal at Canada Place 9,556 cans
Hahnfeld, Hoffer, Stanford Architects Richmond Centre, Opacity Design Group,
Kathryn Brown
Truitt Rogers
Kevin Wick
MEDIA ALERT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Executive Director Cheri C. Melillo, Hon. AIA, SDA/C
Canstruction Goes Hollywood!
at 10th Annual North American Competition
June 17, 2006 – This year’s 10th Annual North American (soon to be international) Canstruction Competition Awards Ceremony paid tribute to its host city, Los Angeles, by adopting the Oscar® tradition of selecting five nominees in each category before those famous words “and the envelope please” were uttered revealing the winners. Architects, engineers, designers and contractors competed, or mentored student teams, who designed and built structures made entirely from full cans of food. At the close of the amazing canned sculpture exhibits that resulted in the fifty-five cities hosting competitions, all of the food incorporated in the structures was donated to local food banks for distribution to those most in need. This June Canstruction celebrates the completion of its first decade as the most unique food drive in the world to aid in the fight against Hunger. Five hundred structures were built in the 2005-2006 annual July to June cycle, yielding a total of 1.5 million pounds of food. 330 local competition winners from across North America went on to compete in L.A. through slide photography. The jury convened on June 6th at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel as part of the Society for Design Administration and American Institute of Architects national conventions. A Winner is declared in each of the following categories: Jurors’ Favorite, Structural Ingenuity, Best Use of Labels, Best Meal, Most Cans and there are two Honorable Mentions. Each structure competes in the same category it won locally. The difficult task of choosing the final seven winning sculptures fell to a star-studded jury drawn from luminaries of the Los Angeles design and construction industry. This year’s jury included:
®
Associate Director Michelle M. Browne, SDA
General Counsel James E. Frankel, Esq. McCarter & English, LLP
Ann Gray, FAIA
CEO/Publisher LA Architecture Magazine
John Mutlow, FAIA, RIBA
Professor of Architecture USC School of Architecture
Cory Peipon
Assistant Curator/Project Manager Museum of Contemporary Art, Artist/Sculptor
John A. “Trailer” Martin, Jr., SE
President John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.
William M. Taylor, AIA
Design Studio and Founding Director L.A. Institute of Architecture & Design
Jean-Marc Derviaux
Creative Director Distinc Design Consulting
Frank Clementi, AIA, AIGA
Principal, Director of Design Rios Clementi Hale Studios
Barbara C. Wagner
Sr. Vice President Clark Construction Group and Representative to Design Build Institute of America
Ian Jay
Design Director Selbert Perkins Design Collaborative
Winners in the seven categories are:
1. Jurors’ Favorite Award
One Sardine is Not Enough designed by Gordon Huether & Partners
2. Structural Ingenuity Award
Canana designed by Hixson Architecture, Engineering, Interiors and Reece-Campbell, Inc.
3. Best Use of Labels Award
CHICK-Can of the Sea designed by Butler Rogers Baskett Architects, P.C.
4. Best Meal Award
The Hungry Hare Meets the Carrot Tops designed by students at the
Frederick Bielefield Elementary School mentored by Bianco Giolitto Weston Architects
5. Honorable Mention
The Can-Cobra: Scaling Back Hunger designed by Polshek Partnership Architects, LLP
6. Honorable Mention
I am Amphora, the Two-Faced Grecian Vase designed by Civil Engineering,
Dalhousie University and the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
7. Most Cans
Time to End Hunger designed by NK Architects
Canstruction, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit foundation. In total, the 50 Canstruction events held throughout North America during the year will donate more than 1,000,000 lbs. of food to local relief agencies. Corporate sponsorships and individual donations further Canstruction’s mission to help feed the hungry.
Event and donation information can be found at:
www.canstruction.org
Contact: Cheri Melillo Canstruction 475 Tenth Avenue, 5th Floor New York, NY 10018 (212) 792-4666 tel (212) 792-4601 fax cmelillo@canstruction.org
A charitable foundation of the Society for Design Administration promoting annual .design/build competitions and exhibitions to benefit hunger relief organizations.
1. Jurors’ Favorite Award One Sardine is Not Enough
designed by Gordon Huether & Partners
A stunning, steely metropolis rises to soaring heights. The futuristic metallic city, created solely from silver sardine cans, is reflected in the highly polished floor giving it the illusion of floating on the water. This is one city that both Frank Gehry and George Lucas would love. Hosted at Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food & Art in Napa, CA. 3,936 cans.
2. Structural Ingenuity Award Canana
designed by Hixson Architecture, Engineering, Interiors and Reece-Campbell, Inc.
A giant curving half-peeled banana standing on end. Ingeniously supported by the splayed back banana peels, the viewer is awed by the perfect balancing act that prevents it from toppling. Hosted at Weston Art Gallery in Cincinnati, OH. 3,600 cans.
3. Best Use of Labels Award CHICK-Can of the Sea
designed by Butler Rogers Baskett Architects, P.C.
This sexy siren, an Omega-3 fatty acid dream, is stacked entirely from tuna cans, bobbing gently in a seafood ocean. Hosted at The New York Design Center in New York, NY. 8,012 cans.
4. Best Meal Award The Hungry Hare Meets the Carrot Tops
designed by the Frederick Bielefield Elementary School mentored by Bianco Giolitto Weston Architects
This entry provided a bounty of nutritious foods. The rabbit’s giant ears and bulging eyes emerging from the ground while riveted on its carrot prey, made it simply irresistible. Hosted at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT. 4,327 cans.
5. Honorable Mention The Can-Cobra: Scaling Back Hunger
designed by Polshek Partnership Architects, LLP
The cobra wowed the jury. They deemed it a combined feat of brilliant structural engineering and use of labels that together succeeded in creating a muscular, scaly cobra that rose up from its coil ready to strike. Hosted at the New York Design Center in New York, NY. 4,128 cans.
6. Honorable Mention I am Amphora, the Two-Faced Grecian Vase
designed by Civil Engineering, Dalhousie University and the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction.
Beautifully sculpted, pure white vase, backed by a black curtain to create the famous two face illusion. Hosted at the Mic Mac Mall in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 2,424 cans.
Dean Casavechia
Russ Learned
Brenda Clark, Bree Photography
Israel Valencia Kevin Wick Kevin Wick
Jurors’ Favorite Additional Nominees
Brenda Clark, Bree Photography
One Man CAN
McGill Smith Punshon, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH Hosted at Weston Art Gallery 5,924 cans
CANtarctica
Perkins Eastman
New York, NY Hosted at The New York Design Center 5,616 cans
7. Most Cans Time to End Hunger
designed by NK Architects
Given to the structure that makes it to national in any of the above categories that is made from the most cans. This alarm clock is eight feet in diameter, four feet deep and constructed solidly from of 4.5 oz. cans of chicken donated by the Campbell’s Soup Company. Its quickly moving minute hand creates a sense of urgency in the effort to end hunger. Hosted at Garden State Plaza, NJ. 19,103 cans.
To host a competition contact Cheri C. Melillo, Executive Director Canstruction, Inc. (212)792-4666 cmelillo@canstruction.org
Wake Up!
Newschool of Architecture and Design
San Diego, CA Hosted at Newschool of Architecture and Design 1,180 cans
Bridging the Canyon of Hunger
Duda/Paine Architects, LLP
Raleigh, NC Hosted at Exploris 4,941 cans
Structural Ingenuity Additional Nominees
Best Use of Labels Additional Nominees
Feller Bunchers CAN Do It
Vestra Resources
Redding, CA Hosted at Redding Convention Center 1,939 cans
Lotus Blossom
Platt Byard Dovell White Architects LLP
New York, NY Hosted at The New York Design Center 5,000 cans
We’re on a Roll to End Hunger!
Cline Design Associates, PA
Raleigh, NC Hosted at Exploris 3,014 cans
Rise Up from Hunger
Parkin Architects Limited
Toronto, Canada Hosted at Toronto Dominion Centre
Richard Lautens
Hungry Hungry Hippo
Toronto Society of Architects
Toronto, Canada Hosted at Toronto Dominion Centre
Hustling for Cans
Hellenic Community of Vancouver, Scotia Bank
Vancouver, Canada Hosted at Cruise Ship Terminal at Canada Place 2,500 cans
SOUP Kitchen
Island Architects
San Diego, CA Hosted at Newschool of Architecture and Design 4,095 cans
Can Corn Can ‘Can’ Hunger
DLR Group, Inc.
Des Moines, IA Hosted at Merle Hay Mall 1,700 cans
Brent Reschly
Marina Dodis
Mike Torrey
Richard Lautens
Michael Zirkle
Steve Jolley
Kevin Wick
Michael Zirkle
Mike Torrey
Kevin Wick
Michael Gorman
Best Meal Additional Nominees
Honorable Mention Additional Nominees
Peter Lewitt and Sam Sweeney
Saving a Plate for You
Delawie Wilkes Rodriguez Barker
San Diego, CA Hosted at Newschool of Architecture and Design 4,785 cans
We CAN Dump Hunger
Durante Kreuk Landscape Architects, Bosa Properties Inc., Bunt & Associates
Standing Strong for World Hunger
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD Hosted at Anne Arundel Community College 3,133 cans
Michael D. Ryan
Marina Dodis
Mike Torrey
Quincy the Grasshopper
Winter Street Architects, Structures North JV
Vancouver, Canada Hosted at Cruise Ship Terminal at Canada Place 4,700 cans
Boston, MA Hosted at The Boston Public Library 2,321 cans
It Takes More Than Hot Air To Stop Hunger – Get Involved
Dunaway Associates, L.P.
Fort Worth, TX Hosted at North East Mall 13,718 cans / 6,016 boxes
We Come in Peas
Robert A. M. Stern Architects
New York, NY Hosted at The New York Design Center 4,056 cans
Canspider to Eliminate Hunger
Samaha Associates, PC Architects
Arlington, VA Hosted at Ballston Common Mall 2,191 cans
Most Can Additional Nominees
Truitt Rogers
It Takes More Than Hot Air To Stop Hunger – Get Involved
Dunaway Associates, L.P.
Fort Worth, TX Hosted at North East Mall 13,718 cans / 6,016 boxes
Wipe Out Hunger
Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt
Orlando, FL Hosted at Orlando Fashion Square Mall 10,392 cans
Dale Stroud
Marina Dodis
Truitt Rogers
All winners and entrants are to be congratulated for a stellar year. We look forward to your continued participation and can’t wait to see what your limitless creativity and imaginations will yield in the upcoming season.
To host a competition contact Cheri C. Melillo, Executive Director Canstruction, Inc. (212)792-4666 cmelillo@canstruction.org
Tour de Can
Fort Worth, TX Hosted at North East Mall 9,960 cans
The CAN-ihilator
Brainstorm Consulting Group, Richmond Chamber of Commerce Vancouver, Canada
Hosted at Cruise Ship Terminal at Canada Place 9,556 cans
Hahnfeld, Hoffer, Stanford Architects Richmond Centre, Opacity Design Group,
Kathryn Brown
Truitt Rogers
Kevin Wick
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