Buckingham Properties Presents Canstruction 2009
GIANT SCULPTURES MADE FROM CANS OF FOOD
HELP FIGHT HUNGER
4th ANNUAL CANSTRUCTION COMPETITION, PRESENTED BY
BUCKINGHAM PROPERTIES, IS PART OF INTERNATIONAL EVENT
ROCHESTER, NY – Hoping to top last year’s total of 35,000 pounds of food donated to Foodlink, this year’s Canstruction competition pits teams of local architects, engineers and students against each other to design and build giant sculptural pieces made entirely of canned and packaged foods. The competition is friendly, the art is masterful and the result is heartwarming.
On November 7th, eight teams from the Rochester area will gather at the Bausch & Lomb Wintergarden to construct their designs. The sculptures will be open for public viewing November 9 through November 20 (M-F, 6 am - 7 pm; Sat, 10 am - 1 pm).
This year’s participants include Clark Patterson Lee, Gardner Plus Architects, The Pike Company, Wegmans Development Group, QCI Direct, LaBella Associates, The Explorer’s Group and Smith & Associates. Teams typically work on their design concepts for weeks before the competition with their companies donating not only their time, but also footing the bill for the canned food for building the sculptures.
A panel of local judges will judge all sculptures and awards will be given in categories including best meal, best use of labels, structural ingenuity, juror’s favorite as well as one honorable mention. The award ceremony will take place on November 13th at the Bausch & Lomb Wintergarden. Once a winner is selected they will go on to compete internationally through submission of slide photography to a national panel of jurors.
This year’s local judges include Greater Rochester Enterprise President and CEO Mark Peterson; Partner & Founder of HBT Architects, Trevor Harrison; President of Pardi Partnership Architects P.C, Alfred Pardi; RIT’s School of Design Professor, Alex Bitterman and YNN’s “Cooking at Home” host, Chef Dan Eaton.
“We’re pleased to again be the presenting sponsor of this event,” said Larry Glazer, CEO of Buckingham Properties. “The time, energy and creativity that goes into these sculptures not only results in a great contribution to fight hunger, but also creates camaraderie and team-building within each team, between the teams and within the community.”
Other sponsors include YNN (media sponsor), WoodWise Land Company, LeFrois Development, Landsman/Mayzon Real Estate Services, Bausch & Lomb, Woods Oviatt Gillman LLP, Dataflow, AIA Rochester, Pardi Architects and HBT Architects.
Guests planning to view the sculptures from November 9 through November 20 are asked to bring at least one can of food for admission to the exhibit. For additional information please visit www.canstructionrochester.com.
About Canstruction:
Canstruction is an international charity of the design and construction industry created by the Society for Design Administration. Architects and Engineers in cities across the country, and internationally, compete in a design-build competition to create giant works of sculptural art, made entirely out of canned and packaged foods.
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