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CANstruction Fort Worth

CANstruction®, a charity sponsored by the design and construction industry, is a design/build competition currently held in cities throughout North America. Teams of architects, engineers, and students compete to design and build giant structures made entirely from full cans of food.
The results are displayed to the public as magnificent sculpture exhibits in each city where a competition is held. At the close of the exhibitions all the canned food used in the structures is donated to the Tarrant Area Food Bank for distribution to emergency feeding programs that include pantries, soup kitchens, elderly homes, and day care centers. Since its inception in 1997, **over ten million pounds of food has been donated to aid in the fight against hunger. The Fort Worth Competition has been able to donate 1 million pounds since its founding in 1999!**

Who We Are

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has held an annual competition since 1999 where local teams comprised of architects, engineers, and students defying all expectations, logic, and gravity by designing and building structures made entirely out of canned and other non-perishable food items within a 10-foot-tall by 10-foot-wide space. By lifting the spirits of those in need, by raising public awareness, and most importantly, by filling the shelves of our local food banks. Teams have worked tirelessly since 1999 to bring their creations to life as part of the American Institute of Architects, the Fort Worth Chapter.

Thank you for supporting CANstruction Fort Worth and the Tarrant Area Food Bank in our continuing efforts to be sure that no one in our community has to go hungry. If you want to form a team to compete and/or have Sponsorship questions, please contact:

Matthew Hare, CANstruction Fort Worth Committee Chair

Ph: 817.266.5017

E: Matt.Hare@jacobs.com

Stephen Raeside Tarrant Area Food Bank’s Chief Development Officer

Ph: 817.857.7125

E: stephen.raeside@tafb.org