This volume is a product of kathmandu Valley preservation Trust (KVPT) Review mission (20 August-16 September 2016) documenting ongoing repair and restoration projects by the KVPT launched immediately after the 2015 earthquake, as well as KVPT's ongoing development of a comprehensive earthquake response campain/masterplan for the patan darbar square UNESCO world heritage site. Now 16 months after the quake, this presentation is informed by local developments in policy and activism as well as KVPT's extensive and successful rescue operations, a rare beacon of hope in still difficult times.