The Norman B. Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism is housed within the School of Architecture + Planning at MIT. Two academic directors, one from the Department of Architecture and one from the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, are appointed by the Dean to lead the research and educational missions of the LCAU. Faculty from these departments and the City Science Initiative from the Media Lab are the principal research investigators with support from other schools at MIT as research requires. The LCAU organizes collaborations between the various affiliated faculty and labs to foster cross-disciplinary expertise.