Past Canstruction® Winners
Canstruction® Award Recipients & Entrants
Since its inception, AIA Honolulu’s CANstruction® event has gathered and donated 592,725 pounds of canned goods — enough food to make 466,713 meals to the Hawaii FoodBank!
2024 Winners
Best Original Design
“Hungry Hungry Honu”
by Bowers + Kubota Consulting
Structural Ingenuity
“A Queen's Gambit Towards Hunger”
by G70 and Swinerton
People's Choice, Best Use of Labels, & Most Cans
“PiCanchu, I Choose You!”
by RMA Architects
Best Meal
“Hunger Buster”
by Design Partners Incorporated and Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii
Distinguished Entrant
“Wreck-It Ralph - Knocking Down Hunger”
by HDR, Inc. and Rider Levett Bucknall
Distinguished Entrant
"VictoRy over Hunger"
by Jacobs
Distinguished Entrant
"Send Hunger PACking"
by RIM I A GHD Company and Honolulu Builders
Distinguished Entrant
“Power Up Against Hunger”
by Coffman Engineers, AHL, and HHF Planners
2023 Winners
Best Original Design
“Voyaging CANoe”
by Ferraro Choi & Associates and Nordic PCL Construction
Structural Ingenuity
“Time to Change the Future”
by G70, Swinerton, and Coffman Engineers
Best Use of Labels
“Soup's Up!”
by Design partners, Inc., Castle & Cooke Hawaii, and Coastal Construction
Best Meal
“Tomato Hot Air Balloon”
by RIM Architects
Distinguished Entrant
“Stitch's Adventure to End Hunger”
by Bowers + Kubota Consulting
Distinguished Entrant
"Aloha Spirit - Delivering Help to Ohana in Need"
by MGA and Canaan Builders
Distinguished Entrant
"Aloha CAN"
by Okahara and Associates, Inc.
Distinguished Entrant
“Unpacking Hunger”
by RMA Architects Inc.
2022 Winners
Best Original Design
“It's Easy Bean Green”
by Next Design LLC and Constructors Hawaii
Structural Ingenuity
“KA(N)LO”
by Ferraro Choi X Nordic PCL
Best Use of Labels
“Think Green so the ‘I’iwi CAN Nest”
by G70 & Swinerton
Best Meal
“Garden of the Sea”
by Okahara and Associates, Inc.
Most Cans
“Mauka to Makai, We CANnot Survive
Without Clean Water!”
by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
People's Choice Award
"BEE the Force of Change"
by RMA Architects Inc.
Distinguished Entrant
"Long Legged and Wetland Built,
Meet Kūkuluae‘o, the Hawaiian Stilt"
by AHL, Coffman Engineers, & HHF Planners
Distinguished Entrant
“We CAN Innovate with Green Technology”
by Bowers+Kubota Consulting
2021 Winners
Best Original Design“Together We Can”
by HDR
Structural Ingenuity“If Can, CAN, If No Can, Eat Shave Ice!”
by G70
Best Use of Labels & People's Choice Award“Pandemic Puppy”
by RMA Architects
Distinguished Entrant“We Can End Hunger: It's About Time”
by Ferraro Choi & Nordic PCL
Distinguished Entrant“The Wave of Reflection”
by Allied Builders System
Distinguished Entrant“Lights! Camera! Zoom!”
by Bowers + Kubota Consulting
Distinguished Entrant“Kicking COVID to
the Curb”
by Swinerton
Distinguished Entrant“Vacation from COVID”
by Whiting–Turner & Stantec
2020 Winners
Best Original Design“The Beckoning Cat”
by Swinerton Builders
Structural Ingenuity“Heart of Gold Trophy”
by HDR
People's Choice Award“The Golden Pot of Vienna Sausage at the End of the Rainbow”
by Bowers + Kubota & Belt Collins Hawaii
Distinguished Entrant“Unmasking Hunger”
by Ferraro Choi & Nordic PCL
Distinguished Entrant“Midas No-Touch”
by G70
2019 Winners
Best Original Design & Structural Ingenuity“Long CAN Provide”
by HDR
Best Use of Labels & Most Cans“On a Voyage to End Hunger”
by Coffman Engineers
Honorable Mention“Lei of Aloha”
by Bowers + Kubota
Honorable Mention“Ohuohu Oahu Lei i ka ilima Help Us ‘Strand' Together to Fight Hunger”
by G70 & Layton Construction
2018 Winners
This year's theme was “Comic-CAN!"
Best Original Design“Dragon Ball ‘C'”
by HDR
Structural Ingenuity & Most Cans“Norman Osborn v. Green Goblin”
by WATG
Best Meal“Popin' the Lid Off of Hunger”
by Bowers + Kubota Consulting
Best Use of Labels & People's Choice Award“CANsformer”
by AECOM & Hensel Phelps
Keiki Cornerby Hawaii Keiki's
Distinguished Entrant“X-Can — Slaying Hunger!”
by Coffman Engineers
Distinguished Entrant“Snoopy Turns Into The Hulk”
by G70 & Swinerton
Distinguished Entrant“Snorlax Uses Hyper Bean It's Super Effective”
by WSP
2017 Winners
This year's theme was “Browse a Library of CANstructures”
Best Original Design“Quoth the Raven, ‘Hunger…Nevermore'" [Edgar Allen Poe]
by WATG
Structural Ingenuity & Most Cans“Feed Your Imagination” [Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]
by G70 & Nordic PCL
Best Meal“The Very UN-Hungry CAN-terpillar" [The Very Hungry Caterpillar]
by Bowers + Kubota Consulting
Best Use of Labels“The Things We Do to Fight Hunger” [Dr. Seuss' Thing One and Thing Two]
by HDR
Keiki Corner“Rapunzel CAN You Let Down Your Hair?"
by Hawaii Keiki's
Distinguished Entrant“Stone Soup (Local Style)”
by Coffman Engineers
Distinguished Entrant“Platform AIS 3/4 — We CAN Train Others to Stand Up to Hunger”
by AIAS & Pearlridge
Distinguished Entrant“Alice in WonderCAN”
by Rider Levett Bucknall
Distinguished Entrant“Curious George Figts Hunger”
by Clifford Planning & Unlimited Construction
Distinguished Entrant“Together We CAN School Hunger”
by ADM Retail Planning & Architecture
Distinguished Entrant“It's not bout what it is, it's about what it CAN become.” [The Lorax]
by Next Design
Distinguished Entrant“We're Not in CANsas Anymore!"
by WSP
2016 Winners
This year's theme was “Galacti-CAN”"
Juror's Favorite“We CAN Guard the Galaxy Against Hunger”
by WATG
Best Use of Labels“Marvin the Martian Brings the KABOOM on Hunger”
by G70 International & Swinerton Builders
Best Meal“Helping the Planet’s CANdition”
by Cambria USA & RavProductions
Structural Ingenuity“Millennium Fal-CAN”
by Clifford Planning & Architecture LLC &
Unlimited Construction
Most Cans & Honorable Mention & People's Choice Award“Astronaut Ellison S. Onizu-CAN Inspires Us to Dream Big!”
by Coffman Engineers
Honorable Mention“Space CAN-vaders Battle
Hunger in Hawaii”
by Rider Levett Bucknall
Subaru Hawaii Kid's Corner“Rocket Hunger to Outer Space"
Distinguished Entrant“Transformers: Age of CANstruction"
by Albert C Kobayashi, Inc. & Design Partners Inl
Distinguished Entrant“Join the Rebellion! Defeat Hunger’s Empire"
by HDR Inc.
Distinguished Entrant“We CAN Defeat the Hunger Invaders!"
by Bowers + Kubota Consulting
Subaru Hawaii's Canstruction® Keiki Corner
A Kids Can Corner structure was also created Oct 1 by AIA Honolulu member-architects, University of Hawaii School of Architecture students, Honolulu Community College AEC program volunteers, allied design professionals and hundreds of island keiki who brought at least five cans of food as a donation to the Hawaii Foodbank.
Scores of kids helped to build a rocket in this keiki corner, sponsored by SUBARU Hawaii, that also participates as part of Canstruction® competition, though it was not judged
2015 Winners
Juror's Favorite & People's Choice“Appetite for CANstruction”
by WATG
Best Use of Labels“We CAN Beat(les) Hunger!”
by Bowers + Kubota Consulting
Best Meal“The Yellow CAN-marine!”
by Clifford Planning & Architecture LLC
Structural Ingenuity“Rock Out Hunger”
by ADM Retail Planning & Architecture
Honorable Mention“Stitch Returns to Blue Hawaii…with a Mission!”
by Group 70 International/Layton Construction
Honorable Mention“The Can Side of the Van”
by Coffman Engineers & HHF Planners & Mason Architects
Distinguished Entrant“CANimal"
by Albert C Kobayashi, Inc. / Design Partners Inc.
Distinguished Entrant“Let the Music Feed Your Soul"
by Cambria & RavProductions
Distinguished Entrant“...No Satisfaction, Where There's Hunger"
by Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Inc.
Distinguished Entrant“Guitars Heroes CAN Rock"
by HDR Inc.
Kids' Corner“Give Peace a 'CAN'-CE"
2014 Winners
This year's theme “Childhood Dreams,” was inspired by the goal of helping prevent every child from going without a meal…One Can at a Time! The competition raised a total of 20,252 pounds of food for the Hawaii Foodbank, which will provide food for a total of 15,946 meals to feed Hawaii’s hungry!
Juror's Favorite & People's Choice“CANjagoans”
by Allied Builders System & MGA Architecture
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Best Use of Labels“Dream UP High”
by Richard Matsunaga & Associates
Best Meal“Pirate’s Plunder: Treasure a Child’s Dream”
by WATG
Structural Ingenuity“Fiercely Fighting to End Hunger” (Dragon)
by Coffman Engineers
Honorable Mention“Summer Dreams are CANceivable”
by ADM Retail Planning & Architecture
Honorable Mention“The Cat in the Hat”
by Group 70 International & Swinerton Builders
People's Choice Award"Gotta Feed ‘Em All!"
by Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Inc.
Distinguished Entrant“Rocket to Infinity and Beyond!!!"
by HDR Engineerings
Distinguished Entrant“Freeze Out Hunger So Our Keiki CAN Dream"
by Bowers + Kubota Consulting
2013 Winners
This year’s theme was “CANstruction® Wonders of the World"
Juror's Favorite & People's Choice Award“The Moa-i-CAN, the Moa-We-CAN"
by Richard Matsunaga and Associates Architects
Best Use of Labels“VolCANo: Hawaii's Own Natural Wonder"
by WATG
Best Meal“Bridging the Hunger Gap from 'CAN' Francisco to Honolulu"
by SSFM International
Structural Ingenuity“You Don't have to be a Gladiator to Fight Hunger"
by Ferraro Choi and Associates + WSP Hawai‘i
Honorable Mention“Join the Race to DRIVE out Hunger"
by ADM Retail Planning and Architecture
Honorable Mention“Breaching Hunger is Not a Fluke"
by HDR Engineering
Distinguished Entrant“Mauka to Makai: A CANdid of Diamond Head"
by Bowers + Kubota Consulting
Distinguished Entrant“Taj Mahal: Love Conquers All — Including Hunger"
by Coffman Engineers
Distinguished Entrant“Hokulea — Navigating Toward the Wonders of the Future"
by Group 70 International & Swinerton Builders
Distinguished Entrant“CANcrete: Strengthening the Fight Against Hunger"
by Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company
Distinguished Entrant“We CAN Provide a Mountain of Hope”
by Johnson Controls
Distinguished Entrant“The Temple of KukulKAN"
by Nordic PCL & INK Architects
Distinguished Entrant“Ending Hunger? There’s Not an App for That"
by RIM Architects
2012 Winners
The theme was “CANtastic Heroes”
Structural Ingenuity“Helping Hunger One Minion at a Time”
by ADM Retail Planning & Architecture
Best Use of Labels“We Can 1UP Hunger”
by Group 70 International, Inc.
Juror's Favorite Winner“CANmehameha: Hawaii’s Original Superhero"
by WATG
Best Meal“Hosing Down the Flames of Hunger”
by Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company
Honorable Mention“All-Ameri ‘CAN’ Heroes”"
by Coffman Engineers
Honorable Mention & People's Choice“Hulk Can Smash Hunger”
by Ushijima Architects
Distinguished Entrant“Captain Ameri-CAN Hawaii's Hunger Avenger"
by Pankow
Distinguished Entrant“Saving Hunger One Can at a Time"
by HDR
Distinguished Entrant“S.H.I.E.L.D. Against Hunger"
by Richard Matsunaga Assoc. Architects Inc.
Distinguished Entrant“Everyone CAN be a Hero"
by ECC
Distinguished Entrant“Maui: Hawaiian Super CAN"
by Allana Buick Bers, Inc.
Kids CAN Corner“SpongeBob CAN Teach Our Keiki"
2011 Winners
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Structural Ingenuity“Green CAN-tern”
by KYA Design Group
Best Use of Labels“Enter the Gateway to a Hunger-Free Hawaii”
by Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Inc.
Juror's Favorite Winner“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner"
by InSynergy Engineering, Inc.
Honorable Mention“Weeeeee’re off to Feed the Hungry”
by Bowers + Kubota Consulting
People's Choice Award“Release of KraCAN”
by Richard Matsunaga & Assoc. Architects, Inc.
Most Pounds Donated Team,“CANfu Panda!”
by WATG
2010 Winners
Jurors Favorite & People's Choice“Kids Can Take a Bit Out of Hunger"
by Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company
Structural Ingenuity & Best Use of Labels“Kids CAN ‘Shoot for the Stars"
by Richard Matsunaga & Associates Architects, Inc.
Best Meal“Happy Meals for Hungry Hearts”
by Bowers + Kubota Consulting
Honorable Mention & Best Concept“Scram! Recycle Your Cans!”
by Group 70 International, Inc./Urban Works, Inc
In the News!
- Tuesday, September 14, 2010 “Playing with Food...for Charity”(Web) featured in Honolulu Magazine
2009 Winners
Juror's Favorite“Pound Out Hunger"
by Fung Associates Inc.
Best Use of Labels“Big Aloha Shirts”
by WATG
2008 Winners
- Jurors’ Favorite: “Aloha Means Goodbye to Hunger in Hawaii” (Aloha Tower) by Belt Collins
- Structural Integrity: “One Can, One Dream (Olympic torch and rings) by WATG
- Best Use of Labels: “Think Outside of the Can!” (Fish) by Fung Associates
- Best Meal: “Shoyu Can Feed Kama’aina In Need” (Sushi) by Allana Buick & Bers
- Honorable Mention: “Melting” (Penguins) by Ferraro Choi & Associates
- Honorable Mention: “Cleaning Up Hunger with WALL-E” (WALL-E) by Kiewit Building Group
- Pearlridge Honorable Mention: “Wishes Can Come True” (Wishing well) by Actus Lend Lease/Hickam Community Housing
2007 Winners
Juror's Favorite“‘Corn'humdrum"
by In+Form Design, Inc.
Structural Ingenuity“I-Tiki"
by Ferraro Choi and Associates
Best Use of Labels“An inCANvenient Truth: Building a Greener Future"
by Peter Vincent Architects
Best Meal“Brush Up on Nutrition"
by Durrant Media Five
Honorable Mention“Take a Bite Out of Hunger ... Like CANterpillar Did!"
by WATG
Honorable Mention“CANpact Fluorescent VS. InCANdescent"
by KYA Design Group
2006 Winners
First of its kind in Hawaii!
Pictured: “CAT”stuction:Join the fight, end hunger 'meow'!” by In+FORM Design, Inc.This canstruction was built out of 2,950 cans.
- Jurors’ Favorite: “Cat-struction: Join the Fight; End Hunger ‘Meow’!” (Japanese Cat) by In+FORM Design, Inc.
- Structural Integrity: “Surf the Foodbank Wave on Our Outrigger Canoe” by Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo
- Best Use of Labels: “Da Pineapple” by Ferraro Choi and Associates, Ltd.
- Best Meal: “Hunger Bugs Me!” (Cockroach and Slipper) by KFC Airport
- Honorable Mention: “Lovely Hula Cans: Lighting the Way to End Hunger” (Hula Girl) by Richard Matsunaga & Associates
- Honorable Mention:“We All Can Help Make Sure No One Goes to Bed Hungry” (Bed) by Group 70 International, Inc.
- People's Choice Award: “Da Pineapple” by Ferraro Choi and Associates, Ltd.
Canstruction® is Trademarked by the Society for Design Administration
Canstruction® is trademarked by the Society for Design Administration (SDA), working in tandem with the American Institute of Architects and other members of the design and construction industry. Canstruction® is a design/build competition currently held in cities throughout North America. Click here (Web) to visit the official Canstruction® website hosted by SDA and view photos of other cities' winners.
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