Form-Based Code:
Form-based codes foster predictable built results and a high-quality public realm by using physical form (rather than separation of uses) as the organizing principle for the code. These codes are adopted into city or county law as regulations, not mere guidelines. Form-based codes are an alternative to conventional zoning. Read More...
Featured News and Information:
Hybrid Codes versus Form-Based Codes:
An article in New Urban News by FBCI board member Kaizer Rangwala explains the shortcomings of "hybrid codes," conventional zoning codes that incorporate elements of form-based codes, but fall short of effectively shaping public space. (259KB pdf) Read More...
Design by the Rules: The Historical Underpinnings of Form-Based Codes
An article in the Journal of the Amercian Planning Association by Emily Talen shows that governance of the form of streets and buildings for public benefit has a long and rich history. (7.8MB pdf) Read More...
Form-Based Codes News from New Urban News
New Urban News, the leading information and news provider about New Urbanism, now has a web page featuring timely information and resources about form-based codes. Read More...
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Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award
The Driehaus award is given for achievement in the writing and implementation of Form-Based Codes, sponsored by the FBCI with the generous support of the Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust. The 2010 Call for Submissions (pdf) and Entry Form/Instructions (pdf or doc) are now available.
The Board of Directors of the Form-Based Codes Institute (FBCI) is pleased to share past award winning codes.
Learn How Form-Based Codes can Transform Cities and Towns: A Recorded Webinar
This 90-minute recorded webinar provides participants an introduction to Form-Based Codes.
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The ABC's of Form-Based Codes: Special One-Day Introduction
The Form-Based Codes Institute is offering an abbreviated version of its acclaimed Introduction to Form-Based Coding at a greatly reduced registration fee.
March 24, 2010, Kansas City, Missouri
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FBCI has developed a 3-course educational program on Form-Based Codes (FBC’s). The first course provides an overview of FBC’s, while the second and third courses go into more depth about creating and administering the codes. Upcoming courses are listed below. AIA CES and APA AICP credits are available for the these courses. Registration links will be added when they are available.
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FBC 201: Preparing a Form-Based Code – Design Considerations
February 18-19, 2010, Ventura, California
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FBC 301: Completing, Adopting and Administering the Code
April 26-27, 2010, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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About FBCI
The Form-Based Codes Institute (FBCI) was formed in early October 2004 at a meeting convened at the Driehaus Estate in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Leading practitioners in the disciplines of urban design, planning, architecture, public policy, and law met to consider various aspects of this emerging regulatory technique.
The goals of the institute include:
• Setting standards for the practice of Form-Based Coding
• Education and outreach about FBC to various audiences
• Creating a forum for discussion about and advancement of FBC
The members of the institute wish to thank Richard H. Driehaus and The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation for their support of this initiative.
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 Video: Creating Urban Form
by Bill Spikowski, AICP
Now available:
A new, comprehensive book on Form-Based Codes by FBCI Board Members Daniel Parolek and Karen Parolek, and the late Paul Crawford
 A Legal Guide to Urban and Sustainable Development by FBCI Board Member Daniel K. Slone and Doris S. Goldstein
 SmartCode ver. 9 is model transect-based form-based code for regulating development from the region to the neighborhood to the block and building
In Memoriam
“A True Planning Hero...”
Paul Crawford, FAICP, CNU
1947–2008
FBCI
Founding Chairman
Read tributes to Paul (3.8 MB pdf)
 
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