Designing a structure one can at a time to help feed local families

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 08:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Have you ever thought about the life-changing impact that a single can is able to make in the fight against hunger? Canstruction is an international charity competition in which architects, engineers, contractors, and students compete to design and build structures made entirely from cans of food. This year, a team of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute architecture students took home the "Structural Ingenuity" award at the 2013 Canstruction event at the New York State Museum.

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