Canstruction
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Canstruction is a not-for-profit organization in the United States that hosts art competitions involving unopened tins . After the end of the respective exhibitions, the cans of food will be donated to local aid organizations , who will distribute them to those in need.
history
Canstruction was founded in 1992 by Cheri Melillo and her colleagues from the Society for Design Administration (SDA) after watching can making competitions in Denver and Seattle . The organization's first official competition took place on November 13, 1993 in New York . Melillo's idea was to get the design , engineering and construction industries to work together on a unique project to supply aid organizations to fight hunger with canned food .
Since its inception, Canstruction has become one of the largest canned food donors in the world. Canstruction events have been held in over 150 cities around the world to date, with a total of 1.3 million cans donated as of 2016.
Melillo has received several awards for her commitment, including the Creativity of the Mind Award from the Odyssey of the Mind . She headed the organization until her death in 2009.
The rules
Each team must have at least one member who must be a design professional - for example an architect, a designer - to lead the group. The sculptures may not be more than three by three by three meters and must be described in detail, such as which cans and how many were used. Only adhesive tape may be used to hold the sculptures together, so that the cans are not damaged during dismantling. Contents such as alcohol or animal feed are not permitted, nor are glass containers permitted.
The competitions
In the US and Canada has Canstruction now own in several major cities offshoots, such as in New York, in Vancouver , in Toronto and Atlanta . In total, the competitions are now being organized in over 170 cities in North America as well as in Australia and Great Britain . The exhibitions of the can sculptures take place in shopping malls, museums or entrance halls of large building complexes. The sculptures are usually created by teams who have to contribute their own cans. The most diverse forms are built from the cans: a Buddha, animal figures, plants or structures.
Every year, the best can sculptures are honored by the National American Institute of Architects (AIA). There are different categories such as the “jury's favorite”, “most cans” and an audience award. The winners will be announced at the AIA's annual meeting.
In January 2010, Disney teamed up with Canstruction to create the largest canned sculpture in history. The construction was created at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista and officially set a new Guinness World Record on February 11, 2010 . 115,000 cans were built in, enough for 70,000 meals.
Web links
- Canstruction website
- Amazing giant sculptures made from tin cans - this is 'Canstruction'. In: telegraph.co.uk. May 1, 2016, accessed November 4, 2016 .
- Images by canstruction. Imgrum.pw, accessed March 4, 2017 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Canstruction Honored with Creativity Award. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Omer's World News, May 31, 2009, formerly the original ; Retrieved November 4, 2016 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Founders Bio. In: canstruction.org. January 2, 2015, accessed November 4, 2016 .
- ^ Canstruction in Canada: Canned Art. In: Spiegel Online . May 2, 2016, accessed November 4, 2016 .
- ^ Rules and Regulations. (PDF) aiaakron.org; accessed on November 29, 2016
- ^ London hosts Canstruction. design curial, June 28, 2012, accessed November 4, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Exhibitions. In: canstruction.org. January 2, 2015, accessed November 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Time lapse of Disney's World-Record Sculpture of Canned Goods at Epcot on YouTube , February 11, 2010
- ^ Thomas Smith: Record-Breaking Canned Food Sculpture Unveiled at Walt Disney World. In: disneyparks.disney.go.com. February 11, 2010, accessed November 4, 2016 .
