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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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58,000+ Alaskans access hunger relief programs supported by 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: Build Day: March 24, 2023. On display ~ 2 weeks following the build.

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Where: 5th Avenue Mall (320 West 5th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501)

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Theme: FOOD

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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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2023 TEAMS

 

  1. Architects Alaska, Inc. / BBFM Engineers / Davis Constructors

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

  3. CRW Engineering Group, Inc.

  4. DCI Engineers / KPB Architects

  5. DOWL

  6. Enterprise Engineering, Inc.

  7. Fred Meyer

  8. HDL Engineering Consultants, LLC

  9. NVision Architecture

  10. R&M Consultants, Inc.

  11. RIM Architects / Reid Middleton, Inc.

  12. RSA Engineering, Inc.

  13. Stantec

 

SCHEDULE

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January 17, 2023

Registration Deadline

Teams pay fee, only need to commit to having a team. HARD deadline. Soft deadline is December 31, if you have expressed interest and not signed up at that time we will follow up with you to confirm.

 

January 18, 2023 @ 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 3, 2023

Preliminary Design Due / Reserve Idea

Email a your idea to the committee @ info@canstruction-anchorage.org.  The committee believes in not having duplicate ideas, first come first serve to reserve your idea.

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February 24, 2023

CAN Orders (Carrs)

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

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February 24, 2023

CAN Orders (Fred Meyer)

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

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March 24, 2023

Build Day

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

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March 25 , 2023

Free Public Display of CANstructures and #peopleschoice voting.

Spend some time walking around all the awesome CANstructures throughout th 5th Avenue Mall.

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April 7, 2023

De-CANstruction

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

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April TBD, 2023

Awards Ceremony

For participating teams only

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