© 2010 BGK Architects, Inc.
Austin Texas Sustainable Architecture
 
Canstuction Charity Event Raises 20,000 Cans of Food to
Benefit Austin's Local Capital Area Food Bank
 
Datum Engineers and BGKA collaborated to produce a sculpture made entirely of canned food for the
2008 Austin Canstruction charity event at Barton Creek Mall. One of eight teams, Datum and BGKA
raised enough funding to design and build a Thanksgiving turkey consisting of 4,111 cans that will
benefit the Capital Area Food Bank. Special thanks to Miller Blueprint, MWM Design Group, Flintco
Construction
, Elgin Butler, Kimley-Horn, Fugro, Wheatsville Co-op, H-E-B, and Sam's Club for their
generous contributions to our Canstruction team and and the Capital Area Food Bank.