Canstruction® Atlanta, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that benefits the Atlanta Community Food Bank, today announced its list of design teams, who will participate in and contribute to the organization’s 20th annual art and build-out event, resulting in creative structures made of canned food being displayed at three office towers adjacent to Atlantic Station, in Atlanta, April14-26, 2019.
The competition includes collaboration among individual teams, comprising Georgia’s top architects, engineers, designers, and construction professionals. Each team will design, plan and build a canned food art display, showcasing a unique design concept as a standalone part of the exhibition’s series. The 2019 event design teams include the following:
- BRPH / Kennesaw State Universities Architecture
- Cajun Construction General Contractors, Inc.
- Cooper Carry / Winter Construction / Uzun + Case
- CPL
- Dwell Design Studio / Fortune-Johnson General Contractors
- Gensler Atlanta
- Harrison Design
- Marietta Middle School
- PGAL
- Perkins + Will / JE Dunn / Shear Structural
- Pond & Company
- PRAXIS3
- Randall Paulson Architects / PES Structural Engineers
- RMF Engineering / HOK
- Smallwoods, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates, Inc.
- The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
“We’re looking forward to Georgia’s most talented teams of architects, engineers, design professionals, builders and students bringing their best ideas and creations to the table with their can-structures and designs,” said Chris Jenkins, the 2019 event chair for Canstruction Atlanta. “The creativity on display in this event is unique and makes a lastingimpression. Ultimately, the teams’ contributions will be a great asset in assisting the Atlanta Community Food Bank in its efforts to support those in-need throughout the community.”
The design teams will have 10 hours to assemble their structures, and are permitted to use canned goods of all sizes in addition to wood, tape, rubber bands, wire, and Velcro to ensure the finished creations are self-supporting. The creative displays may include iconic landmarks or monuments; space-age robots; popular superheroes and other fictional characters; items related to Atlanta’s burgeoning film industry; and any number of imaginative concepts.
“Randall-Paulson Architects looks forward to Canstruction Atlanta every year,” said Alex Paulson, principal at Randall-Paulson Architects. “We love the opportunity to combine our talents with our hearts for the greater good. It has been special to watch the creativity evolve over the years, and to know that every can used is donated back to local communities in need.”
The exhibition will be held at 171, 201 and 271 17th Street NW, Atlanta, and will be open to the general public free of charge seven days a week, April 14-26, 2019, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST. During weekends, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST, access will be granted by pressing the intercom button next to each main office lobby door.
Learn more about becoming a corporate sponsor of Canstruction Atlanta: www.canstructionatl.com/sponsors.
About Canstruction® Atlanta: Canstruction Atlanta is a unique charity which hosts competitions, exhibitions and events showcasing colossal structures made of full cans of food. After the structures are built, the creations go on display free of charge for the public as a giant art exhibition. At the conclusion of the event, all food is donated to local hunger relief organizations. Recognized for commitment to innovation, hunger relief and collaboration, the organization has helped raise more than 25 million pounds of food since 1992. Learn more at www.canstructionatl.com.
About Atlanta Community Food Bank: The Atlanta Community Food Bank works to end hunger with the food, people and big ideas needed to ensure neighbors have the nourishment to lead healthy and productive lives. Far too many people in the community experience hunger every day, including children, seniors and working families. Through more than 600 nonprofit partners, the Food Bank helps more than 755,000 people get healthy food every year. The Food Bank’s goal is that, by 2025, all hungry people across metro Atlanta and North Georgia will have access to the nutritious meals they need, when they need them. It takes the power of the whole community to make that possible. Learn more at www.acfb.org.
