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Posted November 16, 2009
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Cans Compete in NYC
Here are some more pictures of the Canstruction competition, an event that has top architectural. engineering and other firms design structures made entirely out of un-opened cans of food.
Once judged, the sculptures will be dismantled and the cans donated to City Harvest, who provides food to over 600 programs in New York.
1-National Repographics, We CAN Feed the World- the other hemisphere. 3,768 cans
2-Close up of Hungry Hudson, sponsored by Einhorn, Yafee and Perscott - 2,488 cans
3-"Snakes on a CANe" from Gilsanz, Murray Steficek LLP- 2,640 CANS
4-Severud Associates, "CANnery Row, 3,396 cans
5-Detail of Lend A Helping CAN, Dattner Architects, 1,776 cans.
6-Langman Engineering's It's Raining CANs"- 1,000 cans
7-NYC's Transit Authority's Light at the End of the CANarsie Tunnel. 2,852 cans.
8-Arup's "Wiping Out Hunger, Dude", 2,720 cans making a wave for the added surfer to ride.
9-WeCAN Feed the World.
For more of Canstruction, see
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