CANSTRUCTION^® combines the competitive spirit of a design/build competition with a unique way to help feed hungry people.  Competing teams, led by architects and engineers, showcase their talents by designing giant sculptures made entirely out of canned foods.  At the close of the exhibition all of the food used in the structures was donated to The Second Harvest Food Bank of Riverside.

It started with one can.  To feed the hungry.  To lift the spirit.  To change the world.  Canstruction^®, a charity committed to ending hunger, is using ‘one can’ as a catalyst for change.  Canstruction’s Design/Build Competition puts a visual spotlight on hunger while showcasing Riverside’s design community’s best and brightest.

Five teams were chosen to compete in our Canstruction^® competition!  They designed and built structures made of nothing more than canned food, ingenuity, and luck!  By  entering into this competition they are helping to stop hunger!  One can!

The Five Teams That Competed were:  Click on one to view it's entry!
	1.  HDR Architecture, Pasadena, California - "We CAN Change the World"
	2.  HMC Architects, Ontario, California - "Together, we CAN Putt Hunger in its Place"
	3.  Carla Bender, Spirit Trail Studios, Riverside, California - "15 Minutes of Soup"
	4.  University of California  Riverside, Bourns College of  Engineering, student team - "Canstructing Our Future"
	5.  Cal Poly, Pomona, Department of Architecture, student team - "Ending Hunger One Can At A Time"