KPFF Consulting Engineers and Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects win "Canstruction" contest

KPFF Consulting Engineers and Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects teamed up to become big winners in the 2004 Canstruction competition.

The contest benefiting the Oregon Food Bank was held in conjunction with last week's Portland Home and Garden Show. Portland- area architects and engineers

The fishing boat and lighthouse scene that the team of employees from KPFF and Ankrom Moisan built for its Guiding Relief for the Hungry theme was a hit with both judges and spectators.

The judging panel selected the boat and lighthouse combo as winner of the Juror's Favorite award, while visitors to the show voted it the People's Choice award recipient.

The eighth edition of Canstruction, staged by Oregon chapters of the Society of Design Administration and the American Institute of Architects, collected more than 20,000 pounds of food and more than $6,000 in donations for the food bank.

Foodhenge, an edible replica of Stonehenge made by WRG Design and Dennis' Seven Dees Landscaping Inc., won the Best Meal category.

A giant bowling ball and bowling pins built by LRS Architects Inc. and Nishkian Dean won the Structural Ingenuity award.

Lighthouse, an entry by AMEC and Trailblazer Foods, won in the Best Use of Labels category.

Honorable Mention awards went to Feeding the Hungry isn't Rocket Science, an entry by Yost Grube Hall Architecture and Swinerton Builders; Beating the Odds Against Hunger, a creation by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership; and Interface Engineering's Come in from the Snow entry.