Important Team Dates for 2019
May 2019
May 8: Open House for all interested teams. All are welcome. (5:30pm Pella Windows and Doors showroom in the Merchandise Mart)
May 24: Deadline for teams to register to participate in 2019 Canstruction Chicago (online form)
June 2019
June 3: Registration Fees due. Canstruction will send a payment link after the registration deadline.
June 5: Team Captains Kick-Off Meeting, AIA Chicago, 35 E. Wacker, 5:30-6:30 PM
June 26: Initial Design Concept Due (online form)
Preliminary Sketch/Image Required
Firm Logo(s) Due (.eps and/or .png)
July 2019
July 24: Design Due (online form)
Structure Name
Team Member Names & Contact Info
Final Rendering of Structure
Dimensions of Build
Descriptive Paragraph
Total Can Count
Ingredients List / Quantity of Each Ingredient/ Weight per Can/ Weight per Ingredient
Anticipated Non-can Materials List
Special Thank Yous (to be included on board)
August 2019
August 21: Final Build Stats Due (online form)
We know things change: submit the final can and ingredient list
September 2019
September 10: Moving Request Due (online form)
Team Captain contact info
Location of cans for pickup
Number and weight of cans
Draft of event printed materials sent to Team Captains for review
October 2019
October 1-2 (tentative): Crates for packing cans delivered to teams
October 8-9 (tentative): Movers will pick-up crates from teams and deliver to Merchandise Mart
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Build Night, theMart, 6pm to 6am
Friday, October 11, 2019 – Sunday, November 3, 2019
Structures on public display, the Mart
Vote for People's Choice! (Details TBD)
Thursday, October 17, 2019
ChicagoCAN Charity Cocktail + Awards Reception, the Mart, 5:30-8pm. Awards at 6pm
Monday, November 4, 2019
DeCanstruction, the Mart, 5pm
Information for Teams
Canstruction Chicago has a minimum can requirement of 3,750 cans.
Click the links below for resources and information:
You may use the Canstruction and GCFD logos for your team's use. You may not alter, stretch, change colors, etc. in any way. If you have questions on the proper use of both the Canstruction and GCFD brand identities, please contact us at canstructionchicago@gmail.com.
In past years, teams have written about and recorded their Canstruction experience. Check out these teams' blogs for insider tips!
Get in My Belly: Time Lapse video from Gensler and Skender, 2018
Fighting Hunger Chicago Style: OKW Architects, W.E. O'Neil, RTM Associates - 2017
Barreling Through the Navy Blue: Legat Architects, Leopardo - 2017
Just Keep Giving: OKW Architects, W.E. O'Neil, RTM Associates - 2016