CANstruction Chicago 2016 (Through Sept. 6)
Merchandise Mart - South Lobby

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Canstruction Chicago, in partnership with AIA Chicago, celebrates the 10th annual design and build competition benefiting the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Eighteen participating teams from local Chicago architecture, engineering design & construction firms use their skills to create incredible structures using canned goods throughout the first-floor lobby of the Merchandise Mart. At the close of the exhibit, all canned goods will be donated to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Last year’s event brought in more than 107,000 pounds of shelf stable food for the Food Depository’s network of 650 soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters and programs throughout Cook County. Canstruction Chicago is the Food Depository’s largest one-day food drive that helps to put food on the table for the 1 in 6 men, women and children who turn to the Food Depository annually.

Canstruction 2016 Winners

Best Use of Labels Taking a Bite out of Hunger (Antunovich Associates / Smithfield Construction Group) 
Best Meal Hunger's Day Off (Ware Malcomb / McShane Construction Company / Kimley-Horn) 
Structural Ingenuity Eroding Hunger (FitzGerald Associates Architects / Eriksson Engineering / Power Construction / ECS Midwest)  
Honorable Mention It's what's on the inside (VOA Associates, Inc. / Stantec /Pepper Construction)
Most Cans Used The Mart – Grand Stair (Valerio Dewalt Train Associates and theMart)
Judge’s Favorite BB-ATE (CallisonRTKL / GRAEF)
People’s Choice CAN Gogh’s Bedroom (Gensler & Skender Construction) 

 

Important Dates

Aug. 10 – Build Night

Aug. 11 - Sept. 6 – Exhibit open to the public, free for all ages

Aug. 30 – Awards Reception – 5:30 to 8 p.m., $40 per ticket by Aug. 14, $50 after (21+)