2015 marks the 9th anniversary of the CANSTRUCTION® Philadelphia event to benefit Philabundance and help drive hunger from our communities.  Each year, design professionals build giant can structures, which are then donated.

Each year, the AIA Philadelphia Associate Committee, in conjunction with the Philadelphia Center for Architecture, invites Philadelphia’s leading architects, engineers, contractors, design firms and schools of design to participate in this unique effort.  CANSTRUCTION® offers our design community the opportunity to publicly exhibit our imagination and creativity while also demonstrating our concern for the less fortunate members of our community.  Through this event, organized by young aspiring architects, designers and philanthropists,  the Philadelphia design community can be a catalyst for positive change in our own backyard. 

Since its humble beginning in 1992, CANSTRUCTION® has donated over 15 million pounds of canned food to community food banks around the world, demonstrating that we can have a positive impact on the alleviation of hunger and malnutrition in our communities.