The mission of CITYperformance is to help revitalize the place of the arts and culture in the contemporary urban environment by fostering the creation of innovative, experiential, and beautiful places. Urban design, architecture, and public spaces reflect the history and express the values of civic society. CITYperformance takes a performative approach to envisioning and remaking the changing urban landscape, devising creative processes and strategic planning for diverse stakeholders in city government, business, education, and the arts. It is committed to building public and private partnerships to support the development of cultural and public spaces of encounter for the twenty first century.