Canstruction 2026 Winners
Por el Banco de Alimentos de Houston
Octubre 14, 2026
That’s another year for Canstruction in the can! Architects, engineers, designers, contractors and students worked in teams to design and build colossal sculptures using canned and other shelf-stable food as their primary building block. Tape and cardboard serve as nails and cement. The colors and designs on food product labels form the artists’ pallet. “Bricks” come in a variety of sizes from the smallest tuna can to the industrial-size tomato can. Once the competition is judged and the winners are announced, the food used to build each structure is donated to Houston Food Bank.
Congratulations to this year’s winners at the annual Canstruction Houston event, and thanks to all the teams that came out and crafted their can-sculptures!
Best Meal: “Mission Control” Thr3e Design, LLC
Best Original Design, Structural Ingenuity, and Judge’s Favorite:“The World is in our Hands” HKS – ARUP – JE Dunn
Most Cans: “70+ Years of Kroger Serving Texans” Kroger
Best Use of Labels and People’s Choice: “Minion’s on a Mission” Perkins & Will with the Kinder HSPVA STEAM Club
Honorable Mention: “Popping Hunger One Can at a Time” Onyx Creative & J.A. Greene Construction Services
Honorable Mention: “The Very Hungry CAN-terpillar” Corgan
Canstruction is a design/build competition created by the Society for Design Administration to support organizations like Houston Food Bank while showcasing the talents of design and construction industry professionals and the students they mentor. Teams are given just 9 hours to craft their can-sculptures, and as you can see, they used the time well.
To learn more about Canstruction click here.
