👩‍🏫 This week, we introduce four of the participants attending this year's Urban Heritage Strategies short course. We asked them about the challenges they examined and what were the main takeaways from the course. 👋 We start with Laura Thomashoff, a heritage enthusiast from South Africa who is fascinated by the historical layers that shape our cities. Laura is a member of the Urban Densification group, which studies the effects of urbanization on public spaces. When reflecting on the Urban He