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January 18, 2010

Raleigh, NC (1.18.10) — Five teams of local architects, designers and engineers took over Marbles Kids Museum on Saturday to create structures built for feeding, not housing. Instead of bricks, the teams used cans of food for Canstruction 2010, a national competition established by the Society for Design Administration. Making its 11th appearance in Raleigh at Marbles Kids Museum, Canstruction 2010, benefiting the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, opens today and runs through February 14. This year’s local theme is “Cartoon Heroes”, encouraging teams to display the can-do spirit of familiar do-gooders of the cartoon world.

A jury of design and culinary experts will judge the structures on Tuesday evening, January 19, naming the Jurors’ Favorite, Best Use of Labels, Best Meal and Structural Ingenuity. Awards will be given at the “Can Opener” celebration on Saturday, January 23.

All food used in building the amazing structures will be donated to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. During opening weekend, January 23-24, visitors receive one free admission to the museum for every five (5) canned goods donated. Donations of canned food will be gratefully accepted throughout the run of the exhibit. Over the past 10 years, this local competition has generated more than 250,000 pounds of food for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina.

Local sponsors of Canstruction 2010 at Marbles Kids Museum include Accent Imaging; AIA Triangle; BBH Design, PA; Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.; and Society for Design Administration, Raleigh Chapter

Canstruction 2010 Schedule
January 18 – February 14 - Exhibit Open Tues-Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 12pm-5pm*
Tuesday, January 19, 6pm - Canstruction Judging
Sat. & Sun., January 23-24 - Opening Weekend*
Saturday, January 23 - Can Opener, 9am-5pm; Awards, 1pm

*General museum admission fees apply.  During opening weekend, January 23-24, receive one free admission for every five (5) canned goods donated.

Canstruction 2010 Teams
Clearscapes, PA
Duda/Paine Architects, LLP
Flad Architects
IBI Group of North Carolina, PC
Maune Belangia Faulkenberry Architects
Phillips Architecture / Crenshaw Consulting Engineers, Inc. / Structural Visions, Inc.

Canstruction 2010 Jury Members
Lee Cheney, Food Drive / Special Event Manager for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina;
Andrea Fleming, Past President of the Society for Design Administration, Raleigh Chapter;
Paul Friedrich, creator of Onion Head Monster and illustrator of children’s books;
David L. Goodwin, director of Wake County General Services Administration;
Ed Mitchell, Pit Master at The Pit; and
Dennis Stallings, AIA Principal / Design Principal at Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee, P.A.

About Marbles Kids Museum and IMAX Theatre
Marbles Kids Museum is a hands-on, minds-on museum that inspires imagination, discovery and learning through extraordinary adventures and larger-than-life IMAX® experiences. Located in downtown Raleigh, Marbles offers dozens of creatively themed exhibits, daily programs and activities, field trips, camps, birthday parties, giant screen IMAX films and special events.  Exhibits are designed for children under 10 and their families. To learn more, visit www.marbleskidsmuseum.org.


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