Nicolás Delgado Alcega
Co-founder & vice president, Liminal
Nicolás Delgado Alcega is co-founder and vice president of Liminal, an Italian non-profit organization advancing experimental territorial labs in fragile rural territories with support from regional governments, local action groups, and cultural institutions. Trained as an architect and planner at Harvard University and the University of Miami, he develops methodologies that integrate field-based spatial diagnostics, participatory processes, and rapid prototyping to address key barriers to territorial regeneration, including informational legibility, collaborative readiness and local economic tissue fragility. His work emphasizes how iterative, place-based experimentation can reweave fragmented actor networks and generate methods for systemic outcomes where top-down mandates are lacking. Beyond Liminal, Nicolás is a partner of the architectural practice Alliata / Alcega, focused on adaptive reuse, heritage conservation, and rural development. He is also editor of multiple publications, most recently Large, Lasting & Inevitable, published by Park Books (Zürich, 2024). His professional trajectory bridges design, research, and cultural production, seeking to redefine territorial stewardship for contemporary societies.