Candy is a big believer in Global Studio, an international program she's been involved with for the past 3 years. Initiated by the UN Millennium Development Goals, Global Studio is a place-based action research program where interdisciplinary students, academics, and professionals from around the world come together to collaborate with residents, community groups and local government to learn from each other and facilitate needs in disadvantaged communities. It’s a pretty ambitious feat - participatory planning in action, theory and practice united, learning from all ends, and projects ranging in scale (3-week design-build projects to 5-year riverfront plans) and physicality (better sewer drains to stronger networks of people and resources). Candy worked with cofounder and convener Anna Rubbo to design 14 panels for a Global Studio exhibition on display at Customs House in Sydney, Australia.

View/download a pdf of the panels and learn a little about the program that has involved over 30 countries, 50 universities, and 10 disciplines - and is the reason Candy has so many Facebook friends…