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The new 2008 entry form is here! --> 2008 Entry Form (PDF)

We've had a great deal of interest and space is limited, so GET YOUR ENTRY FORM TURNED IN NOW to ensure your spot on the day of the competition.

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official corridor canstruction rules & frequently asked questions
(Last updated 1/19/08)

1. Getting Entered: Contact Information
   Who do I contact about entering a team?
    

2. Important Information and Dates
   What are the deadlines to submit information/entry forms?
    

3. Eligibility
   Who is eligible to participate?
    

4. Design Rules and Regulations
   How big can our structure be?
   How many builders can be on our build team?
   What materials can we build with?
   Can we use anything besides cans in our structure?
    

5. Acquisition/Delivery of Cans
   Where do we get our cans of food?
   How and when do we get our cans to the mall?
    

6. Submitting Your Description
   When are entry forms due?
   When is my Canstruction title and description due?
    

7. Build-out, Display, and Dismantling
   What time can we start building on the day of the competition?
   How long do we have to build?
   
   How long will our structure be on display?
   When is decanstructure/dismantling?
    

8. Signage Requirements
   What kind and how many signs do we need for our Canstructure?
    

9. Judging
   How many awards will be given, and in what categories?
   What do the judges look for?
   When are awards given out?

To Enter: Contact the TEAM COORDINATOR

Donna Hubler
c/o Shive-Hattery, Inc.
2834 Northgate Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52245
dhubler@shive-hattery.com
TEL: (319) 354-3040
FAX: (319) 354-6921

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND DATES 

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1.    ELIGIBILITY

Those eligible include, but are not limited to: Eastern Iowa architects, engineers, contractors and designers; student groups and community service organizations are also welcome and encouraged to participate. Not on the list, but want to build? Contact the committee to ask if you can play, too.

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2. DESIGN RULES & REGULATIONS

•  Maximum size of any build is 10'L x 10'W x 8'H.  A build area will be provided to each team.  Each team is responsible for leaving their area "broom-clean" after build-out.
  

•  Five-person teams with a designated captain are advised. Teams may work in shifts to accommodate additional team members.
  

•  Aluminum food cans of all sizes may be used.  Cans must be full, unopened, and with labels intact and legible.  Labels may not be covered or altered in any way.
  

•  Minimal accessory props are allowed (some boxed foods).  Props and boxes should not be a dominating feature of the entry.  Jurors will be instructed to consider this in their judging.  Nationally, jurors are prone to select structures that are made entirely of cans.
  

• No glass containers, pet food, alcoholic beverages, or open or exposed food are allowed.
  

• Your Canstruction must be structurally self-supporting.
  

• Velcro, clear and double-faced tape may be used as adhesives.  High-tension rubber bands, nylon string and wire are permissible.  No permanent adhesives, such as glues, may be used.
  

• Foam core, cardboard, 1/4" plexiglass, and other leveling (but not supporting) materials are permitted.

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3.   ACQUISITION AND DELIVERY OF CANNED GOODS

• Participants are responsible for obtaining their own supply of canned goods. You may solicit donations of canned goods from manufacturers, consultants, contractors, or conduct employee/school food drives. New this year: School and community groups are eligible for some assistance to get started. Email the planning committee to see if your team is eligible!
   

• For school/community/youth groups, we've compiled a list of ideas--different ways you can begin fundraising or collecting cans for your Canstructure. Not all the ideas will work for every group, but this should get you started. Download the list here!
   

• Teams may unload their building materials at the main doors by the carousel on the evening prior to the event (April 4) but only after 5pm. Dollies and carts will be available, but the number of carts is limited, so you are encouraged to bring your own two-wheel cart. The food can be stored directly in your build site (you'll receive a map prior to the event detailing where your build site will be).
  

• The day of the event mall doors will open at 6:30am. At that time you are free to move your food to the build site you have been assigned and unpack boxes (this information will be sent to you prior to the event via email) but DO NOT BEGIN BUILDING UNTIL 7AM. Carts and dollies will be available to move the food to your build site with some volunteers to help if needed. However, ultimately you are responsible for moving your food to the build site.
  

• Save all packing boxes.  A storage space for packing boxes will be available at the mall.  Boxes must be used to repack cans during dismantling.

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4.  SUBMITTING YOUR DESCRIPTION

 The following must be faxed or e-mailed to the Team Coordinator no later than Wednesday, April 2nd. Contact information for the Team Coordinator is at the top of this page and on the Event Info page.

• Submit a TITLE and DESCRIPTION of the Canstruction.  Description should be no longer than one paragraph.

The descriptions are most helpful in drawing the juror's and public's eye to the rich detail in each design.  Don't get caught up in making long, drawn out philosophical statements -- keep it short and let your entry speak for itself.  Spend your time describing the choices you made in cans and labels to articulate your theme, your use of double entendres with label names, play on words, themes, etc. 

• Each entry must supply the number of food items used, weight, and approximate cost.  In addition to National jurying, this information is used to quote statistics and to provide information to new cities or entrants asking for information on typical costs.
  

•  Submit the firm name the way it should officially appear.  Submit team member names including a designated captain.

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 5.    BUILDOUT, DISPLAY & DISMANTLING

• The mall doors will be open at 6:00 a.m. You may begin building at 7am. You may use the additional hour between 6am and 7 to move your food to the build site marked with your team name (we'll send your team captain this information prior to the event) and unpack boxes. Registration begins shortly after 7am, and a member of the committee will come around and check you in.
  

• Teams should start building no later than 8:00 a.m.  Judging begins at 11:00 a.m., so your build must be complete at that time.
  

• Each entry will be on display from the day of the build (April 5) to Monday April 14.
  

• Each team is responsible for DISMANTLING their structures and packaging the food in boxes on March 12.  Dismantling is scheduled for 8am to 10am on Monday, April 14.  The boxes will be taken to a designated storage site in Coral Ridge Mall, where they will be picked up by HACAP.

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6.  SIGNAGE

It is suggested that all structures have at least two 24" x 36" "professional looking" signs.  

The first sign should have any information pertinent to your build that will help draw the jurors’ and publics’ eye to your display as described above under submission of a description.  This sign may also contain information on weight and cost of your build. It CANNOT identify your organization or company in any way, or your sponsors for the entry. This sign cannot be visible during judging, thus the reason for the suggestion of a second sign.

The second sign can identify the participating company or organization, along with all of the information contained on Sign #1, including the title of the structure, and sponsors for the entry. Here is an example:

Example of Sign #1 - With No Identifying Information

Example of Sign #2 - With Full Details and Identifying Information

Another option - teams have in the past created one sign with no identifying information, then attached a second part after the judging to identify their group. The white rectangle at the top of the sign pictured below was added after judging was complete.

Example of Two-Part Sign

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7.  JUDGING

Awards for the Professional teams (architecture/engineering firms) will be given in the following categories: (subject to change for 2008 event)

• Juror's Favorite

• Best Meal

• Best Use of Labels

• Structural Ingenuity

• People's Choice Award

• Honorable Mention

Student/community groups will receive their own awards:

• Best in Show

• Best Use of Labels

• Best Meal

• Most Imaginative

• Honorable Mention (2)

• People's Choice Award

When your build is completely finished, send a representative to notify the registration table attendant of your completion.

Judging will be based on design; overall conception, imagination, and creativity within compliance of the rules, as well as fine detail, craft and patience. A People's Choice Award will also be given, and the audience at the build will place their votes for their favorites. Those votes will be tallied and counted.

The student/community groups will have their own judges this year because of the great amount of entries.

Judging will begin at 11:00 a.m. and will end at approximately 12:00 noon. At that time, the winners will be announced and awards presented, including the People's Choice awards.

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