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EVENT INFO

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Who: Teams of Architects, Engineers, Contractors or Student Teams.

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Why: It starts with one CAN. To feed the hungry. To lift a spirit. To change the world.

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100,000+ Alaskans, including 30,000+ children, access hunger relief programs supported by the Food Bank of Alaska. CANstruction's annual Design/Build competition puts a visual spotlight on hunger while showcasing the Anchorage design community's best and brightest.

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When: April 8, 2022

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Where: Dimond Center Mall (800 E Dimond Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99515)

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Theme: Games

Event Title: Game Night

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What: Design and build structures made entirely from CANned food within a 10'x10'x10' area. See instructions rules and regulations for more information.

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Awards will be given in the following categories

  • Best Original Design #bestoriginaldesign

  • Most CANs #mostCANs

  • People's Choice #peopleschoice

  • Best use of Labels #bestuseoflabels

  • Structural Ingenuity #structuralingenuity

  • Food Bank of Alaska #fbamostwanted (see more here)

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Additional Info: See Links above. Have questions/comments/ideas, email us at info@canstruction-anchorage.org

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2022 TEAMS

 

  1. Architects Alaska / BBFM Engineers

  2. Coffman Engineers, Inc. / Cornerstone Construction / MCG Explore Design

  3. CRW Engineering Group, LLC

  4. DOWL

  5. Enterprise Engineering, Inc.

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  7. NVision Architecture, Inc.

  8. RIM Architects / Reid Middleton

  9. R&M Consultants, Inc.

 

SCHEDULE

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January 11, 2022

Registration Deadline

Teams pay fee, only need to commit to having a team. HARD deadline.

 

January 12, 2022 @ 1600

Team Captain's Meeting

Representative(s) from each team attends a meeting the the committee to get more info and ask any questions they have.

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Februrary 4, 2022

Preliminary Design Due

Email a sketch (PDF or JPEG) to the committee @ info@canstruction-anchorage.org. The sketch can include any level of detail you wish.

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February 11, 2022

CAN Orders (Carrs)

Download form for Carrs or Fred Meyer. Follow instructions on form.

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February 25, 2022

CAN Orders (Fred Meyer)

Download form for Carrs or Fred Meyer. Follow instructions on form.

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TBD, 2022

CAN Drop

tbd

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TBD, 2022

Order Additional CANs

Deadline to notify Fred Meyer/Carrs if CANs were missing or issues with colors.

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April 8, 2022

Build Day

Teams will be building, the public is welcome to view the action in progress

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April TBD, 2022

Free Public Display of CANstructures and #peopleschoice voting.

Spend some time walking around all the awesome CANstructures throughout the Dimond Center.

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April 18, 2022

De-CANstruction

Structures are taken apart. Teams must help de-CANstruct if their structure.

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TBD

Awards Ceremony

For participating teams only

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