CANBerge’ Egg

1,748 Food Items

Darden Development

Jurors' Favorite

In keeping with our Darden Core Purpose, “to delight and nourish everyone we serve”, and three of our core values, “Respect and Caring”, Being “of Service” and “Teamwork”, our Design and Construction department was inspired to serve our community and increase support of the Second Harvest Food Bank. Darden’s definition of the core values supported is: • “Respect and Caring” – We reach out with respect and caring. We have a genuine interest in the wellbeing of others. We know the importance of listening, the power of understanding and the immeasurable value of support. • Being “of Service” – Being of service IS our pleasure. We treat people as special and appreciated by giving of ourselves, doing more than is expected, anticipating the needs, and making a difference. • “Teamwork” – Teamwork works. By trusting one another, we bring together the best in all of us and go beyond the boundaries of ordinary success. The opportunity to serve our community in a way that celebrated both food and the challenge of design and construction became the perfect combination for our team to showcase our care for people and our creative talents in a very artistic way. The Faberge’ egg concept is a very refined art form and it aligns itself perfectly with the idea of giving. It dared us to create and build the concept in a manner that represented the art in an “egg-straordinary” way, while developing a method to overcome the challenges of its natural shape.

Wreck-It Ralph - We 'CAN' Fix It!

7,634 Food Items

Walt Disney World, Design & Engineering

Structural Ingenuity

Peoples' Choice

Big Canhuna (Most Items Used)

Walt Disney World Design & Engineering’s (WDW D&E) Artful Canception is inspired by Disney Animation Studios’ new animated film, Wreck-It Ralph, in theaters November 2nd, 2012. Ralph, a 30 year old video game character, is hungry for “Wreck-ognition” and malnourished of the life he currently has. He takes matters into his own massive hands and presses the restart button on life. Ralph engages in a new journey to make a difference and to become a hero. He realizes that heroes come from all different places and circumstances. Every character has a role to play to make the experience for others complete. WDW D&E selected the image of the character from his original video game, Fix-It Felix Jr., assuming the part he was meant to play. We all have a role to play in our community in the battle to stop hunger. Together, “We CAN Fix It!

Can-templative Garden

3,696 Food Items

Borrelli + Partners

Best Meal

Sculpture gardens are dedicated spaces for the presentation of sculptural art in a landscaped setting with an exhibit centralized around a focused theme and activity of ‘contemplation’ of a given body of work. While the garden spaces create viewing spaces with picturesque landscaping compositions, the sculptural elements often portray dynamic and thought provoking imagery, concepts or ideas, which link participant with a broader awareness of pertinent social issue or cause. “Can-templative Garden” is conceived under such premises and intent to link the natural beauty of food security with the awareness that is not a reality for all and yet the solution is just a single can of food away, which combined collectively, can achieve serenity for everyone to enjoy.

HMH CAN

1,566 Food Items

Group 1
Group 2
Group 3

Best Use of Labels

Curious about how you CAN help cure world hunger? So was George. So we let the curious nature of our beloved Curious George character be the inspiration for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s CANstruction design to help end world hunger. Much like the character, we wanted to enlighten not only our employees, but everyone who sees our display to get inspired to do their part to help end world hunger. One person – donating just one can – can truly make a difference. Our Curious George design was inspired by the POP ART era of the 1950’s. Contrasting colors really make him POP out while helping to foster curiosity in not only identifying the problem, but also in becoming part of the solution. On the back of our display we included a short message that says “Thanks A Bunch” to everyone who helps with the cause. The A in “Thanks A Bunch” is made from 14 cans of artichokes, while highlighting the overall theme of “ART.”

In the Shadow of Hunger

1,944 Food Items

Burke Hogue Mills, Inc.

Honorable Mention

Best Use of Signage

Louise Nevelson described her immersive sculptures as environments. Exploring the streets for inspiration, using collage driven reliefs consisting of multiple boxes – shadow boxes filled with abstract shapes and found objects - her art was organic and grounded. Heavily influenced by cubism, her inspired pieces were all in one color…black, gold or white…the work became a study in shape and shadow. Hunger is a “found object” in our environment. And it lives in the shadow of many lives. As each of these shadow boxes – different in size, shape and characteristic – becomes part of the whole, so do the individuals and families, each unique in circumstance become part of the whole – the face of hunger. That face has changed. As we look to our left, then to our right, we may see people who appear to be living their lives as we are. But, if we look deeper, into the shadow of that person, hunger may be part of their environment kept hidden in the shadows. Three cans, representing the human element, appear in all of the boxes – in each environment. This human element changes in relationship to the environment in each box…sometimes strong and independent, sometimes in need of support, and sometimes acting as support. Using white, this structure focuses on Nevelson’s revelation that white was the color that “summoned the early morning and emotional promise”. In as much as hunger has permeated our society, there is always the hope – that emotional promise – that with those who seek to find solutions to stem the hunger problem, will do so. Our structure celebrates that we are in this situation together. We may be different – each box unique. Only by looking beneath the obvious, into the shadows, can we assure that hunger turns to hope…that emotional promise.

Two Opposing Forces: Hunger and Food

2,292 Food Items

Rogers Lovelock & Fritz
Allan & Conrad

Honorable Mention

SHFB Award

The 2012 CANstruction theme of “Artful Canception”, is both creative and thought provoking. It has opened our minds, eyes and hearts to an endless amount of possibilities. Art evokes emotion in the observer which is ideal for inspiring others to see and feel the plight of hunger in America, and through that help lead to its end. The RLF/A+C team eagerly jumped into the ART creation process and gladly accepted the challenge of using a very unique artistic medium to create something amazing and inspiring. We have been driven to unleash passion in our sculpture: passion for art and compassion for the hungry. The pure poetry of a palette of color equaling a palette of food brought about so many wonderful concepts and ideas. Our can sculpture inspiration came from Piet Mondrian’s 1930 painting “Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow” which is a harmonious blend of Abstract and Modern Art. Mondrian equated art with the spiritual, and simplified his work for the ultimate goal of revealing the essence of spiritual energy in a balance of forces that govern nature and the universe. The world is represented through vertical and horizontal lines which represent two opposing forces: the positive and the negative the dynamic and the static the masculine and the feminine. Hence, the inspiration for our title and sculpture was devised around this concept. Both “food” and “hunger” are powerful and influential forces which most people do not realize. Our sculpture draws these into the public’s attention.

Community CANtribution

2,171 Food Items

Builders Club

The Artichoke Crown Award

Our team was inspired by a large Zulu tribe basket from South Africa that is on long term loan to the Orlando Museum of Art. These baskets can only be woven by the most skilled weavers and are used to store and protect food. Inspired by the immense amount of craftsmanship that is required to create such a work of art, the Builders Club combined this sense of function and creativity to inspire our exhibit. The zigzag pattern on the original basket suggests a Zulu Chief’s spear or lightning, igniting our passion for helping the community and representing the strength of our organization and our commitment to helping those in need.

Girl Scout Troop #506 Wyland vision

1,140 Food Items

Girl Scout Troop #506,
Borrelli + Partners
Danielle Perez

Dr. Dolittle Award

The troop's inspiration for our structure is the artist Robert Wyland. His art features marine wildlife. Wyland is known for his conservation efforts. The girls hope to be an advocate for the issue of hunger and poverty as Wyland is for marine life conservation.

Mondr-iCAN

1,021 Food Items

DLR Group

Less is More Award

Mondr-iCAN! Piet Mondrian’s most recognizable art consists of grids of red, white, blue, and yellow, separated by black lines. In a letter he wrote to H.P. Bremmer in 1914, “I construct lines and color combinations…that, through horizontal and vertical lines constructed with awareness, but not with calculation…can become a work of art, as strong as it is true.” To us, the key words in this portion of his letter are “awareness,” “strong,” and “true.” Bring awareness to the plight and need of the hungry. Be true to ourselves to continue to help those in need. Be strong to overcome the need.

Painting and Feeding the World

3,427 Food Items

Cuhaci & Peterson

The Can-orama Award

Our team - under the “art” theme - sanctioned by the local Orlando Canstruction chapter, decided that, along with hunger awareness and support, the world needs more art. In order to provide the world with more art, we decided that the most natural first step would be to produce a most ginormous supply of paint. Since this feat is much bigger than ourselves, and us being nothing but humble architects and engineers, we knew needed the help of a most suitable partner – Sherwin Williams. What is more fitting than creating an 8’ tall paint can, constructed out of enough canned food to nourish the creative spirit as well as the tummies of hundreds of people?! Being HUGE Vincent van Gogh fans, we naturally levitated toward one of his most famous works – Starry Night. What more than a graceful painting with a gorgeous vantage point to be the inspiration for part of our structure?! Each paint brush stroke that makes up the original inspirational and moving painting will be represented in our structure by a cylindrical can of food. We realize that we cannot capture the meticulousness of the van Gogh’s careful dollops, and carefree swirls, but we can capture the essence of “Starry Night” and the essence is what we believe is awe inspiring and whimsical.

Scare Away Hunger

977 Food Items

HuntonBrady Architects

Restoration Award

Hunger is a scary issue that touches too many lives around the world. Most of us go about our busy, daily existence without giving much thought to those who are hungry and worried about where they will find their next meal. These aren’t just nameless, faceless individuals they are our friends, neighbors, co-workers, and family members. It is time for each and every one of us to make a stand and scream out against hunger.

The Hidden Face of Hunger

3,514 Food Items

Gilbane Building Company
C.T. Hsu & Associates , P.A.

Green Apple Award
Arti's Artsy Award

Best Use of Signage Runner Up

Rene Magritte’s painting, The Son of Man, depicts an obscure man whose features are hidden from view by a seemingly innocuous apple. This imagery leaves us to wonder about the true nature of the man’s identity, and to contemplate what lies behind the apple’s simple form. Within the context of humanity’s continuing fight against hunger, this iconic painting reveals a deeper meaning. When we imagine the face of the man behind the apple, we see many of our fellow citizens striving to overcome hunger each day. Their struggle can often be concealed from the public eye by something that is so basic, yet constantly seems to be just beyond reach. Working together, we strive to reveal one of humanity’s most basic challenges so that it may be recognized and conquered for all time.