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This is a link to my very initial project of providing better green\/open spaces in Kathmandu Valley when I had just started my Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture. After almost 5 years, how strongly I still believe in the vision I had back then. Surely, my horizon has expanded and I am able to look at it through many perspectives and dimensions. Hence, making me more focused on how to achieve my goal. Do click in the link below to find out more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reflection of initial project aimed at improving green spaces in Kathmandu Valley, initiated during my Master’s in Landscape Architecture. After nearly five years, their perspective has broadened, enhancing their focus on achieving this vision. 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