City Scripts is committed to the exploration of the intersection of politics and the design of the built environment. Its mission is to advance discussion and debate on issues that affect the quality of life in all built environments. City Scripts promotes discourse that shifts boundaries, the consequence of narrowly defined disciplinary thought, in order to expand understanding and initiate transformation. The objective of City Scripts is to create an ongoing, interdisciplinary and applied dialogue that extends beyond the university to influence both policy and design.
City Scripts was founded in 2017 by faculty at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the School of Architecture, Syracuse University. It is supported by the Kresge Foundation, American Cities Program; the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the School of Architecture at Syracuse University; and the Syracuse University, Collaboration for Unprecedented Success and ExcelÂlence.