Arch Nexus Participates in CANstruction

AIA Utah's annual CANstruction competition challenges teams of architects, engineers, and contractors to design and build large-scale sculptures made entirely from canned food. Blending creativity, engineering, and community impact, it is a highly anticipated event in Utah's AEC industry. Following the competition, every can is donated to the Utah Food Bank.

Teams spend months developing concepts, creating construction plans, coordinating volunteers, and sourcing thousands of cans. On Build Day, they have just a few hours to transform those cans into impressive structures that are judged on creativity, engineering, aesthetics, and technical execution.

This year, Architectural Nexus partnered with Dunn Associates, Inc. and Layton Construction to create Fueling the Future: 250 Years of American CAN-do. Inspired by the America 250 theme and celebrating the recent Artemis II mission, the sculpture featured a moon-landing scene complete with a towering rocket. Built from 5,900 cans, it was the largest installation in this year's competition.

All eight sculptures are currently on display in public buildings throughout Salt Lake County. Community members are invited to visit the installations and vote for their favorite. You can visit the Arch Nexus team’s installation at the Salt Lake County Government Building through July. Award winners will be announced in early August.

Find all structures here: https://www.saltlakecounty.gov/newsroom/canned-food-sculptures-now-on-display-across-salt-lake-county-through-end-of-july-photos-and-videos-available/

Vote for you favorite here: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/2a0fb655729a4b25bcc68d034187ee52