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Canstruction© 2010

Sculptures in the 12th annual Tarrant County Canstruction© Competition and Exhibition range from the realistic to the abstract, from a forklift to a representation of a sleeping man under a sombrero. Three of the sculptures relate to this year's theme, Mexi-CAN Fiesta...Cha, Cha, Cha!!! At least four of them reached the height limit of 8 feet.

Nine teams of architects and engineers are participating in this year's Canstruction© event Oct. 10 - 17 at North East Mall in Hurst. 

Awards for were decided by a panel of local celebrities and experts. The winners will enter photo images of their structures in the national Canstruction© Competition sponsored by the Canstruction© Foundation of the Society for Design Administration.

All Tarrant County Canstruction© Competitions and Exhibits are organized by the Fort Worth Chapters of the Society for Design Administration and the American Institute of Architects.

The Tarrant County 2010 Canstruction© Competition Awards

Jurors' Favorite Ask what you CAN do Freese & Nichols, Fort Worth		Jurors' Favorite (backside) Ask what you CAN do Freese & Nichols, Fort Worth*
Best Use of Labels I think I CAN-I think I CAN-I know I CAN triumph over hunger Jaster Quintanilla (JQ), Fort Worth		Best Meal Let's give them something to Taco-Bout, Talk about hunger VLK Architects, Arlington
Structural Ingenuity Don't let the Forklift rust...donations for the hungry are a must! Frank W. Neal & Associates, Fort Worth		First Honorable Mention Plow Away Hunger Sterling Barnet Little, Inc., Arlington
Second Honorable Mention Sock it to Hunger Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., Fort Worth		Second Honorable Mention (backside) Sock it to Hunger Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., Fort Worth
For more photos from this year's Canstruction©, click here. All Canstruction© photos are by Truitt Rogers, Truitt Rogers Photography.
* Freese and Nichols won the People's Choice Award, which was announced at the end of the event.