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CANSTRUCTION RULES & REGULATIONS
Awards Categories (as there are enough teams)
Best Meal
Best Use of Labels
Structural Ingenuity
Jurors Favorite
2 Honorable Mentions
Local winners go on to compete internationally through submission
of slide photography to a panel of jurors convened at the SDA/AIA
Annual Convention in the spring of each year. The local
competition may give additional unofficial awards, however those
winners do not proceed to the international competition.
Structure size
o 10'lx10'w by 8'h - maximum
Each team is to provide a sketch or computer image and
dimensions of their structure by Friday, February 20. Team/firm
names will be kept anonymous prior to the announcement of the
winners. Email to canstruction@artsincolumbus.org. Do not send CAD
files.
Team size
o Five (5) people plus one (1) person to assist in
unpacking. Any number of people can assist in the design and
planning of the structure. Only 5 people will be permitted to
build at one time. That includes those who are organizing cans,
cutting foam-core and other materials. Teams may swap out members
and are allowed a maximum of 15 minutes for transition. Teams must
have an architect, engineer or other design professional in order
to enter the competition.
Food Products
o Aluminum food cans of all sizes may be used. Some
food manufacturers are switching to plastic. If using plastic
containers make sure they stack and can take the pressure of cans
from above bearing down.
o No glass containers
o No pet food
o No alcoholic beverages
o Soda and junk food strongly discouraged. Depending on
the composition of the jury, your entry could lose for using
non-nutritional items. Food banks need nutritional food, not junk
food. Make every effort in designing a structure that uses edible,
nutritious foods.
o Canned food must be full and unopened, no exposed
food. (attracts vermin)
o Labels must be intact and legible. Labels cannot be
covered over, stripped off or altered in any way.
o Boxes and bags strongly discouraged. The name of
the competition is Canstruction. Jurors prefer to follow the name
of the competition and in recent years many structures with boxes
and bags did not make it through the elimination process for that
reason.
o Props strongly discouraged. Jurors prefer pure food
structures. Solve all design challenges with food items. All
things equal, a structure with props will lose when judged against
a structure with no props. (Example: a structure that has eyes.
One structure uses black cans to make eyes; another structure has
black circles made of paper and pasted on top of the cans for
eyes. Once the jury sees that eyes can be made from cans or a food
product, any entry that used paper cutouts is in disfavor.)
Adjunct Building Materials: Structures MUST be structurally
self-supporting.
o Permissible materials:
one-quarter inch thick foam-core, cardboard, masonite, plywood,
plexi-glass for the purpose of leveling or balancing materials
and not as load bearing. A structure where Ό leveling material is
not visible is judged superior to a structure where it is in plain
view.
Ό Threaded Rod
Cardboard tubes used as guides must also be limited to
one-quarter inch thick.
Velcro
Tape, clear and double-faced
High-tension rubber bands
Nylon string
Wire
Tie-backs
Plywood/masonite template for even flooring essential if
building on a carpeted surface or uneven flooring.
o Not Permissible
2x4s
half-inch plywood
half-inch thick tubing
sheet metal
permanent adhesives.
ACQUISITION OF CANNED GOODS
The local competition may not be a 501(c)3 not-for profit
charity. Unless your local food bank or other organizing entity
can provide its taxpayer I.D. to food donors to use as a
charitable tax deduction, instruct donors to take the contribution
as a marketing/public relations business expense. Naming the
contributors on your sign next to your structure will give them
their marketing/pr exposure.
Participating teams are responsible for obtaining their own
supply of canned goods.
Teams may solicit canned goods and/or financial donations from
food manufacturers, grocery stores, business consultants,
contractors, vendors, and employee/student food drives.
Cans should be packed in sturdy cartons and labeled with your
team/firm name.
If arranging for canned goods from an out of town supplier, they
must be delivered to the location designated by your host site. No
sidewalk deliveries.
Cans are ONLY to be delivered to the site at a scheduled time
between Monday, February 23 and Friday, February 27, during
business hours. Please call Kim Eckrote-Showalter by Friday,
February 20 to establish your time at 372-3831.
A team member should visit the site after delivery of cans to
make sure all cans have been delivered. If anything is missing you
will have that day to find it and/or get it delivered.
Save all packing boxes. Boxes must be used to repack cans at the
end of the competition. Bring additional packing boxes to the site
for de-construction.
SUBMISSION WITH DEADLINES
SIGNAGE & TEXT
Each entry will have a 30x42 foam-core board (self-standing easel
back) that sits adjacent to the entry. There is an official
graphic standard for the layout that is used without exception. If
you have contributors that must have their logos prominently
displayed this would require an additional easel backed board
created and produced by your team, at your teams expense.
SIGNAGE & TEXT DEADLINE Absolutely no later than: Friday,
February 13.
E-mail as a WORD Document to canstruction@artsincolumbus.org.
▪ DO NOT format your Word document.
▪ Flush Left on all required text
▪ Enter a return between each piece of information required.
▪ DO NOT choose fonts, sizes, graphics, etc.
▪ No columns
▪ No text boxes, no picture boxes, no graphics, no logos (firm or
contributors)
▪ No colors.
▪ DO NOT DO YOUR OWN FORMATTING!
A sample of a completed board is attached.
TEXT FOR FOAMCORE BOARDS.
The information requested should be submitted on a Word file in
the following order (DO NOT list these category titles in your
document but follow this order for providing the required
information).
FIRM NAME or team name- the way it should appear in the program.
TITLE OF ENTRY. If any word in your title is to be italicized do
so.
DESCRIPTION of the structure. Keep to one paragraph. This is
what is provided to the jurors and public as they view each entry.
The descriptions are most helpful in drawing the jurors and
publics eye to the rich detail in each design, any play on words,
double entendres with the label names, etc. Dont get caught up in
making long drawn out philosophical statements keep that to one
sentence and let your entry speak for itself. Spend your time
describing the choices you made in cans and labels to articulate
your theme. Spell check your paragraph.
5-PERSON TEAM NAMES -- CAPTAIN FIRST (no exceptions, no
co-captains) followed by the rest of the team in alphabetical
order get names spelled correctly you must designate ONE team
captain.
THANK YOU'S for any sponsors and/or other team members who
participated. (If you are receiving major support from a food
manufacturer or grocery store and need to display a sign with
their logo, you will need to create a separate board at your own
expense. It should be a foam-core board, self-standing easel back
to sit on the floor.
MOVING MANIFEST/CAN INFORMATION:
As noted above, delivery of cans must take place during the week
of February 23-27 during business hours. See section above under
Acquisition of Cans for more information.
All boxes/cartons must be labeled with your firm/team name.
Each team captain will be given an Excel Spreadsheet that includes
their teams contact information, their site location contact
information, and columns requiring the following information to be
completed:
Detailed inventory of all cans:
name of each food product
quantity of each food product
Total number of cartons
Total number of cans
Total cost whether purchased or donated
BUILD-OUT
Build-out begins on Saturday, February 28th at 10 AM. All teams
must be finished by 1 AM on Sunday, March 1. No exceptions.
Try to do as much prefabrication of any templates, foam-core or
other special materials you require prior to the day of the build
out.
If you have a chance to do a practice build, take that
opportunity to lessen surprises at the site.
Bring plenty of extra supplies (tape, scissors, foam-core,
cardboard) over estimate.
Bring a ladder if you are building tall or to position
spotlights.
Bring plenty of food and beverages for the team if not supplied
by organizers/host.
Boxes must be saved for repackaging at the end of the event.
Make sure your structure is standing the next morning. Tell host
to call you if structure looks like it is structurally unsound,
sagging, slipping, etc. Be prepared to go over and fix
immediately. If rebuilding is impossible box up cans.
JUDGING
Judging with be held on Sunday morning, March 1.
Judging is done anonymously no firm/team names visible at the
structure or used in the mission statements.
Be prepared to go to the site and rebuild anything that may have
fallen.
Team members cannot be on location at the time of judging.
Hosts should maintain a respectful distance while the jury views
and discusses the structure. In other words, no eavesdropping.
No signage displayed until the jury has left.
THE AWARD CEREMONY
Sunday, March 1 at 1:30 PM.
Meet the contributors. Introduce yourselves and let them know
how much their contribution means to the event.
It is good for some team members to be at your structure to
welcome everyone and answer questions regarding the design and
construction methodologies used.
PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY
Professional photographs will be taken of each entry.
Winning teams will have their photos taken at the awards
presentation.
Beta Cam Videography will be taken the night of the build-out
and evening of the gala.
After the winners are announced the winning teams are asked to
go to their structures and wait for the photographer/videographer.
This will take some time. If you do not wish to wait at your
structure for a team photo please let us know in advance.
Take your own photos, if using digital cameras put on setting
for highest resolution Remove all signage and stanchions prior
to photographing. Many times the personal photos are excellent and
can be used for the international competition and the media when
better than the professional photographers,
DECANSTRUCTION
This will occur from 6 PM to 10 PM on Sunday, March 8.
Each entry must be taken down and packed in boxes for pickup.
You should allow ample time.
SAMPLE FOAM-CORE BOARD
Gilsanz Murray Steficek, LLP
The LinCAN Tunnel
Descriptive Paragraph
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Team: Claire Austin, Captain
Ian Forsyth
Jonathan Hernandez
Ana Rincon
Marius Wilk
Special Thanks to our other team members: Joe Basel, Lynda Guo,
Jill Hrubecky, Cathy Huang, Joo-Eun Lee, Glenda Orengo.
Special Thank You to Fresh Direct, Lucky Deli and Village Copier
Services for their generous contributions to our structure.
Register to compete by clicking here.
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