Amazing Things Done With Cans For A Good Cause

Posted: November 18th, 2011 | Filed under: Manhattan

The 2011 installment of Canstruction New York is taking place at the World Financial Center through Monday, November 21, 2011. The exhibition features sculptures made entirely out of cans of food, and after all is said and done the sculptures will be dismantled and tens of thousands of pounds of food will be donated to local food banks. The creations are quite inventive — they’re made by people who work for places like design firms and architectural firms, and the New York Chapter of the Society for Design Administration organizes it, so, you know, they all look sharp.

Apparently everyone loves Angry Birds:

Cangry Birds By DeSimone Consulting Engineers, Canstruction 2011, World Financial Center, Financial District, Lower Manhattan

Hungry Birds By Ennead Architects, Canstruction 2011, World Financial Center, Financial District, Lower Manhattan

And the recent Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Met made a splash as well:

Lobster Claw By Arup, Canstruction 2011, World Financial Center, Financial District, Lower Manhattan

Alexander McCan By Kohn Pederson Fox, Canstruction 2011, World Financial Center, Financial District, Lower Manhattan

The other thing in high demand: puns. The top Angry Bird-themed creation is called “Cangry Birds” and the bottom Alexander McQueen-themed creation is called “Alexander McCan.”

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