SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Shoppers at North Star Mall may notice something unexpected over the next two weeks \u2014 towering sculptures built entirely out of canned food.<\/p>\n
Seven teams from San Antonio\u2019s architecture, engineering and construction industries are participating in the 19th annual CANstruction event, transforming roughly 30,000 cans into larger-than-life works of art.<\/p>\n
The 2026 teams include Ford, Powell & Carson, HDR & Joeris, Luna Architecture, RVK Architecture, San Antonio College, Merrick & Co., and the Southwest Research Institute.<\/p>\n
The goal goes beyond creativity. Every can used in the competition will be donated to the San Antonio Food Bank once the event ends.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a huge thing,\u201d said Molly Padilla of RVK Architecture. \u201dI love doing it because there\u2019s so many people that love to come together and be involved in something like this.\u201d <\/p>\n
The annual event is designed to raise awareness about food insecurity in the San Antonio community. <\/p>\n
Cindy Delgado, committee chair for the Society for Design Administration, said the size of these sculptures brings awareness to how many cans the community needs.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of these are very large, and it brings it home to them, the need,\u201d Delgado said. \u201dWe\u2019ve got a structure here of probably about 7,000 (cans) and wow, somebody thought we needed that many cans and that\u2019s just the tip of the iceberg.\u201d <\/p>\n
Over 18 years, organizers said the event has donated more than 600,000 pounds of food to the San Antonio Food Bank.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt really highlights the need for food security, and this is what we do for our part,\u201d Delgado said.<\/p>\n
Fundraising has also been a key component of the effort.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve raised a lot of money to do this, and we are so thankful to everybody (who has) given and provided,\u201d Padilla said.<\/p>\n
The sculptures will remain on display at North Star Mall through Sept. 26. Shoppers can vote for their favorite designs by scanning a QR code inside the mall.<\/p>\n
San Antonio\u2019s winner will move on to the International CANstruction Competition.<\/p>\n
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