What exactly is a Canstruction® Competition?

It’s a national charity competition initiated by the Society of Design Administration and organized locally by SMPS Long Island to design and build structures entirely out of canned foods. Five person teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors and/or those professionals mentoring students, associations or businesses can enter! All food is donated to our local food bank, Long Island Cares/Harry Chapin Food Bank.

It starts with one can. To feed the hungry. To lift the spirit. To change the world. Canstruction® puts a visual spotlight on hunger while showcasing the Long Island design community’s best and brightest. Think you have what it takes to design and build a structure made of canned food, ingenuity and luck? Enter today. Get creative, help stop hunger! One can!

Sponsorship opportunities are still available!  Show your support of Canstruction, and  promote your company to the A/E/C community.  

To Sponsor: please contact jgetler@vjassociates.com

Awards are given in the following categories:

• Best Use of Labels 
• Best Meal
• Structural Ingenuity
• Most Cans
• Juror’s Favorite
• Honorable Mention

Important Dates:

• October 28: Build Out
• October 29: Judging & Awards Gala
• October 30 - November 11: Open to Public (admission: 1 can of food)

Where:

RXR Plaza (formerly EAB Plaza), Uniondale
(map/directions)

Entry Fee: $100 payable to "SMPS Long Island"

To Enter:  call Ellen Talley at 917-679-7362 or contact via email at ellen.talley@patcraftdesignweave.com

Check out our Canstruction Jurors and Supporting Sponsors!