JCB North America (JCB), a construction equipment manufacturer, and RVK Architecture (RVK), a professional design firm, joined forces to donate 6,000 canned goods to the San Antonio Food Bank as part of the 2025 CANstruction San Antonio competition held on Sept. 8, 2025.

"We're incredibly proud to be part of such a meaningful competition in San Antonio," said David Carver, operations director of JCB. "CANstruction is a powerful reminder of what happens when innovation meets compassion. Partnering with RVK to bring the JCB DIGatron Monster Jam truck to life in this unique way allows us to give back to the community while celebrating the spirit of design and engineering."

The annual competition blends creativity, engineering and philanthropy to combat hunger in the local community by having teams plan and build art installations completely out of canned food goods.

This is the first year JCB sponsored the event and selected RVK as a creative partner to showcase the fan-favorite JCB DIGatron Monster Jam truck, now reimagined with a CANstruction-themed design. Out of all participants, which featured other competing architecture firms and local universities, RVK's design of JCB DIGatron Monster Jam truck was awarded "Best Use of Labels."

"Collaborating with JCB on this year's CANstruction build has been an honor," said Tony Luetkenhaus, principal at RVK Architecture. "Designing and constructing the famous JCB DIGatron Monster Jam truck entirely from canned goods has been a thrilling challenge that showcases the creativity and purpose behind architecture. We're proud to help bring this vision to life and support the San Antonio Food Bank in the process."

For more than 18 years, the San Antonio chapters of The American Institute of Architects and the Society for Design Administration have hosted the CANstruction San Antonio event at North Star Mall. This event has contributed more than 20,000 containers of food and nearly $100,000 in value to local hunger relief efforts. All cans used in the exhibit were donated to the San Antonio Food Bank following the event.

"Securing donated food is tougher than ever, especially with federal belt-tightening. The food from CANstruction is the right food, in the right amount, at the right time for our families. We are so grateful for this support," said Eric S. Cooper, president and CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank.

For details, visit jcb.com or rvkarchitecture.com.