PensaCan: Demolish Hunger, Design Hope!

PensaCan will be back October 2026!

Join us as members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) of Northwest Florida, partner with Manna for PensaCan 2026! The event is hosted by Cordova Mall - A Simon Mall.

PensaCan is a competition where architectural firms and community amateurs create impressive structures made entirely out of full cans of food. Following a week-long display of the structures (including posters with images of digital designs) and voting from our celebrity judges, all food is then donated to Manna for distribution to our hungry neighbors in need in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

Food structures are built at Cordova Mall in the common area between Dillard’s and Ross. Structures can also be built at other locations, such as in an office, and submitted as a digital entry!

After the structures are built, a panel of judges will vote on the structures in categories such as Best Nutrition Award, Best Graphics Award, Structural Ingenuity Award, and more. Winners of each award will be announced during the PensaCan 2026 Awards Ceremony.

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