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Founder
Cheri C. Melillo (1949-2009)
Canstruction's 14th Annual International Competition announces its winners and remembers its "unforgettable" founder Cheri Melillo
Canstruction held its 14th Annual International Competition in Las Vegas this year as part of the Society for Design Administration's annual convention. Canstruction is the Society for Design Administration's community service project that promotes the design community and raises food for hunger relief efforts. This year the SDA remembered Cheri Melillo, who founded Canstruction in 1993. Cheri Melillo passed away in December of 2009 after losing her battle with brain cancer. Cheri conceived Canstruction and worked tirelessly over the past 17 years to spread the vision and the mission of Canstruction to over 140 cities across the US, Canada, Australia and now the world. She will be sorely missed. An esteemed jury declared seven winners from a field of hundreds of local winners that went on to compete via photography at the International level. The body of work represented at the competition was expansive. Canstruction sculptures reflected current events and issues, musical legends and artistic luminaries. "Orange you Glad you CAN e-Lemon-ate Hunger" by Arlington, Virginia's Samaha Associates took Juror's Favorite award with a striking rendition of colorful fruit that left the judges anticipating summer's refreshment. The design was crisp and clean, exploding with freshness and realism. The Structural Ingenuity award went to Fluor Canada from Calgary with "Two-Point Canversion." This eight feet tall football was precariously balanced on a point and exhibited beautiful symmetry, simplicity and massive scale. Musical legends were a winner in Best Use of Labels. "We Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends" by New York City's Ted Moudis Associates depicted the four faces of the Beatles. John, Ringo, Paul and George were depicted in four separate planes using an ingenious optical effect. Each plane was built through the use of staggered steps which when viewed from distance created a single frame.
Board of Directors
Nicholas B. Telesca President & Executive Director Michelle M. Browne Vice President & Secretary Deborah A. Gill, CPA,SCA/C Treasurer Carrie L. Kirk Director
3340 Peachtree Rd NE Suite 2050 Atlanta, GA 30326 (404) 832-8910 tel (404) 892-8898 fax
A charitable foundation of the Society for Design Administration promoting annual design/build competitions and exhibitions to benefit hunger relief organizations.
The Waterloo Architecture Student Association from the University of Waterloo in Canada took the Best Meal category with their sculpture of the "Parthenon-Building a Long Lasting Community." Standing high on the Acropolis, this Parthenon could sustain the ancient residents of Greece through a famine. This wonder of the world was packed with nutritious food and symbolism. Two winners in the Honorable Mention category captured the judges with beautiful compositions. "Shuck Hunger" created by HDR, Inc. from Dallas, Texas and "War(hol)on Hunger" created by BRR Architecture from Kansas City, Missouri received the honors. A shucked ear of corn stood six feet tall with its husk flowing down to the floor. One of the most important food staples, corn is the most highly cultivated crop in the world. The iconic Marilyn Monroe was depicted in a 360 degree pixilated composition. Three colorful pictures were engaging from every angle and interactive at the human scale. Beguiling in cans as she was on the canvas. A Most Cans award is given every year to the local winning structure that incorporates the largest number of canned foods. This year's winner, with 12,394 cans, was created by NK Architects of Newark, New Jersey. The enormous "Zamboni Ice Resurfacer " was large enough to sit on and drive. The esteemed jury included: Randy Lavigne, AIA - Executive Director of the AIA Las Vegas David Baird, AIA - Director of the UNLV School of Architecture David Spero - Executive Chef of Tableau at Wynn Hotel Kent Barber, P.E., S.E. -Structural Engineer of LR Consulting Engineers Roy Burson, AIA - Partner in Charge of JVC Architects Sean Coulter, AIA - Partner Pugsley, Simpson & Coulter Associates
2009-2010 WINNERS 2009-2010 Winners
JURORS' FAVORITE- Arlington, VA "ORANGE you glad you CAN help e-LEMON-ate hunger?" Samaha Associates, PC
STRUCTURAL INGENUITY- Calgary, Canada "Two-Point CANversion" - Fluor Canada Ltd.
Photographer: Duane Starr
Photographer: Debbie Burns & Jim Boswell
BEST USE OF LABELS- New York, NY " We Get By With A Little Help From Our Friends" Ted Moudis Associates
Photographer: Monica Schipper
BEST MEAL- Waterloo, Canada "Building a Long Lasting Community" - Waterloo Architecture Student Association, University of Waterloo
Photographer: Alistair Tutton
Photographer: Tracy Schlowey
Photographer: Tracy Schlowey
HONORABLE MENTION- Kansas City, MO "War(hol) on Hunger" - BRR Architecture
HONORABLE MENTION- Dallas, TX "Shuck Hunger" - HDR, Inc.
MOST CANS - Newark, NJ "Zamboni Ice Resurfacer"- NK Architects 12,394 Cans
Photographer: NJ Devils
Photographer: Carter Rose
2009-2010 RUNNER UPS
BEST USE OF LABELS- Las Vegas, NV "If I CAN Dream"- UNLV School of Architecture
STRUCTURAL INGENUITY- New York, NY "A Fungus to Feed Us"- Platt Byard Dovell White Architects
BEST MEAL- Altoona, PA "Mixed Metaphor"- The Canned Architects
Photographer: Tom Bonner
Photographer: Monica Shipper
Photographer: Linda Stotler
MEDIA ALERT
Founder
Cheri C. Melillo (1949-2009)
Canstruction's 14th Annual International Competition announces its winners and remembers its "unforgettable" founder Cheri Melillo
Canstruction held its 14th Annual International Competition in Las Vegas this year as part of the Society for Design Administration's annual convention. Canstruction is the Society for Design Administration's community service project that promotes the design community and raises food for hunger relief efforts. This year the SDA remembered Cheri Melillo, who founded Canstruction in 1993. Cheri Melillo passed away in December of 2009 after losing her battle with brain cancer. Cheri conceived Canstruction and worked tirelessly over the past 17 years to spread the vision and the mission of Canstruction to over 140 cities across the US, Canada, Australia and now the world. She will be sorely missed. An esteemed jury declared seven winners from a field of hundreds of local winners that went on to compete via photography at the International level. The body of work represented at the competition was expansive. Canstruction sculptures reflected current events and issues, musical legends and artistic luminaries. "Orange you Glad you CAN e-Lemon-ate Hunger" by Arlington, Virginia's Samaha Associates took Juror's Favorite award with a striking rendition of colorful fruit that left the judges anticipating summer's refreshment. The design was crisp and clean, exploding with freshness and realism. The Structural Ingenuity award went to Fluor Canada from Calgary with "Two-Point Canversion." This eight feet tall football was precariously balanced on a point and exhibited beautiful symmetry, simplicity and massive scale. Musical legends were a winner in Best Use of Labels. "We Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends" by New York City's Ted Moudis Associates depicted the four faces of the Beatles. John, Ringo, Paul and George were depicted in four separate planes using an ingenious optical effect. Each plane was built through the use of staggered steps which when viewed from distance created a single frame.
Board of Directors
Nicholas B. Telesca President & Executive Director Michelle M. Browne Vice President & Secretary Deborah A. Gill, CPA,SCA/C Treasurer Carrie L. Kirk Director
3340 Peachtree Rd NE Suite 2050 Atlanta, GA 30326 (404) 832-8910 tel (404) 892-8898 fax
A charitable foundation of the Society for Design Administration promoting annual design/build competitions and exhibitions to benefit hunger relief organizations.
The Waterloo Architecture Student Association from the University of Waterloo in Canada took the Best Meal category with their sculpture of the "Parthenon-Building a Long Lasting Community." Standing high on the Acropolis, this Parthenon could sustain the ancient residents of Greece through a famine. This wonder of the world was packed with nutritious food and symbolism. Two winners in the Honorable Mention category captured the judges with beautiful compositions. "Shuck Hunger" created by HDR, Inc. from Dallas, Texas and "War(hol)on Hunger" created by BRR Architecture from Kansas City, Missouri received the honors. A shucked ear of corn stood six feet tall with its husk flowing down to the floor. One of the most important food staples, corn is the most highly cultivated crop in the world. The iconic Marilyn Monroe was depicted in a 360 degree pixilated composition. Three colorful pictures were engaging from every angle and interactive at the human scale. Beguiling in cans as she was on the canvas. A Most Cans award is given every year to the local winning structure that incorporates the largest number of canned foods. This year's winner, with 12,394 cans, was created by NK Architects of Newark, New Jersey. The enormous "Zamboni Ice Resurfacer " was large enough to sit on and drive. The esteemed jury included: Randy Lavigne, AIA - Executive Director of the AIA Las Vegas David Baird, AIA - Director of the UNLV School of Architecture David Spero - Executive Chef of Tableau at Wynn Hotel Kent Barber, P.E., S.E. -Structural Engineer of LR Consulting Engineers Roy Burson, AIA - Partner in Charge of JVC Architects Sean Coulter, AIA - Partner Pugsley, Simpson & Coulter Associates
2009-2010 WINNERS 2009-2010 Winners
JURORS' FAVORITE- Arlington, VA "ORANGE you glad you CAN help e-LEMON-ate hunger?" Samaha Associates, PC
STRUCTURAL INGENUITY- Calgary, Canada "Two-Point CANversion" - Fluor Canada Ltd.
Photographer: Duane Starr
Photographer: Debbie Burns & Jim Boswell
BEST USE OF LABELS- New York, NY " We Get By With A Little Help From Our Friends" Ted Moudis Associates
Photographer: Monica Schipper
BEST MEAL- Waterloo, Canada "Building a Long Lasting Community" - Waterloo Architecture Student Association, University of Waterloo
Photographer: Alistair Tutton
Photographer: Tracy Schlowey
Photographer: Tracy Schlowey
HONORABLE MENTION- Kansas City, MO "War(hol) on Hunger" - BRR Architecture
HONORABLE MENTION- Dallas, TX "Shuck Hunger" - HDR, Inc.
MOST CANS - Newark, NJ "Zamboni Ice Resurfacer"- NK Architects 12,394 Cans
Photographer: NJ Devils
Photographer: Carter Rose
2009-2010 RUNNER UPS
BEST USE OF LABELS- Las Vegas, NV "If I CAN Dream"- UNLV School of Architecture
STRUCTURAL INGENUITY- New York, NY "A Fungus to Feed Us"- Platt Byard Dovell White Architects
BEST MEAL- Altoona, PA "Mixed Metaphor"- The Canned Architects
Photographer: Tom Bonner
Photographer: Monica Shipper
Photographer: Linda Stotler
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