NYU Concrete Canoe

From the
concrete jungle

Since 2008

Chrysalis · 2026

We make
concrete float

We’re a student team at NYU Tandon. Every year, we research, design, build, and race a concrete canoe at the ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition.

From material science and structural analysis to construction and paddling, we take engineering out of the classroom and onto the water.

A concrete canoe is a materials problem, a structural challenge, and a construction project. Our best ideas connect all three.

A mold built in sections, bringing digital fabrication and construction planning together.

Rethinking the relationship between the concrete mix, the shell, and reinforcement.

Using carbon-sequestering recycled concrete fines to develop a more sustainable mix.

Mix design, structures, construction, graphics, software, and paddling. It takes different interests and skills to bring a canoe to life.

We’re part of NYU Tandon’s Vertically Integrated Projects program, where students work together on a shared engineering challenge.

Meet our leadership on the team page.

Support student engineering, from the first mix to the finish line