Client: %20Sacramento%20Metropolitan%20Arts%20Commission

Overview

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Goals

The%20goal%20was%20to%20achieve%20a%20place%20for%20workers%20and%20visitors%20to%20sit%20and%20rest%20in%20a%20nature%20based%20space%20within%20the%20city%20hall.%20

Process

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