Canstruction

Canstruction returns to Brookfield Place for its 30th year!

The annual design competition challenges teams of architects, engineers and contractors to build sculptures made entirely out of unopened cans of food. The large-scale sculptures are placed on display and later donated to City Harvest to help provide families with a holiday meal.

This year marks the 15th anniversary of Canstruction at Brookfield Place, the 30th annual Canstruction New York event, and the 40th anniversary of City Harvest.

Click here to donate $30 in honor of Canstruction’s 30th year!

2022 TEAMS

The 20 teams competing in this year’s competition include, AKF, Arup, BluEdge, CRTKL, DeSimone Consulting Engineers, EP Engineering, Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP, HLW International LLP, HOK, KPFF Consulting Engineers, LERA Consulting Structural Engineers, Microdesk, Inc., NV5, Perkins Eastman, Severud Associates, Simpson Grumpertz & Heger, Stantec, Thornton Tomasetti, Urban Architectural Initiatives RA PC, and WSP USA.

JURY DELIBERATION

Congratulations to Canstruction Winners this year!

Best Original Design and Most Cans
A Meal Fit for a King, by Microdesk, Inc.

Best Use of Labels
BaCAN Egg and Cheese, by WSP USA

Structural Ingenuity
Erasing Hunger, by Thornton Tomasetti

Best Meal
Bodega Cat, by Stantec

Cheri Melillo Award

May the Food be with You by Urban Architectural Initiatives, RA PC

Honorable Mention
Link on Horseback, by DeSimone Consulting Engineers
WaCANda Forever, by HOK

Jurors include, Eitan Bernath, City Harvest Food Council member, chef, cookbook author, and principal culinary contributor to the Drew Barrymore Show; Anita Lo, City Harvest Food Council member, chef, and cookbook author; Tara Cox, Managing Editor, Real Simple Magazine; and John G. Duffy, Board of Directors, Adam J. Lewis Academy.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD WINNER!

A Meal Fit for a King by Microdesk, Inc.

ABOUT CANSTRUCTION

Canstruction® New York is a 501(c)(3) Corporation. Canstruction, founded by the SDA, whose purpose is to advance management and administrative professionals in the A/E/C industry through education, networking, leadership, and resources. Canstruction hosts competitions and events worldwide, creating awe-inspiring, gigantic structures made entirely out of non- perishable food.

Teams of volunteers, which include design industry professionals, participate in Canstruction® events in over 100 cities each year. The can art sculptures are on exhibit to the public in each city where a competition is held. The public is invited to donate non-perishable food items during the exhibition. At the close of an exhibition, all food from the structures and public donations are donated to local food banks.

Canstruction® New York has donated over 2 million pounds of food to local food banks since 1993, and over 1.2 million pounds to City Harvest since 2006. Since 1992, Canstruction® has raised nearly 82 million pounds of food for hunger relief organizations around the world with its signature, trademarked CanArt.

ABOUT CITY HARVEST

City Harvest is New York’s first and largest food rescue organization, helping to feed millions of New Yorkers who struggle to put meals on their tables. This year, we will rescue at least 75 million pounds of fresh, nutritious food and deliver it—free of charge—to more than 400 food pantries, soup kitchens, community partners and our own Mobile Markets across the five boroughs. We work alongside our community partners to boost community capacity, expand nutrition education, and strengthen local food systems. For 40 years, City Harvest has always been there to feed our city—one day, one meal, one New Yorker at a time. To learn more, please visit cityharvest.org.