At the 12^th annual Capital Region Canstruction design/build competition, talented teams of architects, designers, builders, and engineers will join forces to create innovative and gravity-defying structures embodying the theme, “New York State of Mind!” The structures will be made entirely of canned food, instead of bricks, stone, glass, and other traditional building materials. Benefitting The Food Pantries for the Capital District, these structures will be on display at Crossgates Mall from April 18, 2023 – May 1, 2023. This will be the first in-person competition since 2020 and the first time it is being hosted at Crossgates Mall.