liminal lab

Liminal Lab envisions futures for territories based on a clear knowledge of the opportunities and challenges present in disinvested and depopulated areas

  • An itinerant field-based laboratory spread across the Italian territory that documents, analyzes and proposes solutions for the sustainable development of small communities. These applied research programs bring together top universities and local stakeholders to tackle intractable problems faced by communities through a multi-disciplinary approach.

  • On-the-ground experiences where students and researchers spend 3 to 8 weeks working in direct contact with the area of interest and its stakeholders. Liminal runs these programs through the support of academic institutions, as well as public and private sector entities.

  • Tangible change is catalyzed by ambitious visions that are grounded in realistic constraints, include stakeholders and enjoy broad community consensus. Liminal Lab is the forum and incubator through which we plant this seed.

Liminal Lab Project Catalog

Click lab names to access details, reports and photo-diaries of individual initiatives

Year

Project Name

Location

Partners

SDG Focus Areas


Undisclosed

Undisclosed

Forthcoming

2023

Undisclosed


Monti Prenestini

Lazio

City/Country Conceptions

2022


2022

Ferrovia dei Parchi

Abruzzo & Molise


Dwelling in the Sicilian Countryside Anew

2021

Palazzolo Acreide

Sicily


Interested in supporting or partnering on a future iteration of Liminal Lab?

Each iteration of Liminal Lab is born out of a unique set of partnerships between stakeholders of local, national and international relevance. Together, we create the foundations for the kind of collaboration necessary to turn challenging situations into solid opportunities.