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:
How to subdivide land without promoting sprawl
"Subdivision is by far the most overlooked component of municipal land development. The imprint on the land from subdivision is practically irreversible." Read Kaizer Rangwala's thoughts on the dangers and solutions. Read More...
Request for Proposals: International Training in Form-Based Coding
The FBCI invites proposals from international partners that are interested in offering Form-Based Codes training in their country. The Form Based Codes Institute has received a generous matching grant fund of $10,000 for three years from the Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust to offer Form-Based Codes education
internationally with a primary focus in rapidly developing nations. To Learn More...
Contextual Tall Buildings in India
Tall buildings have an increasing presence in cities around the world. Whether they are an enhancement or a detriment to the built landscape depends on how their placement is regulated. Read More...
Brave New Codes
A recent article in ARCHITECT Magazine lays out the argument for FBCs and makes the case why architects should support them. 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. Come to CNU 18 in Atlanta May 20th, from 2-5PM, for in-depth analysis of the 2010 FBC Award winners: The Denver Commons, with extensive on-the-ground results; the Heart of Peoria Form-Based Code written for specific areas with high potential for revitalization; and Miami 21, a clear and concise new code for the entire City of Miami. Read More...
The Board of Directors of the Form-Based Codes Institute (FBCI) is pleased to share past award winning codes.
Integrating More Sustainable Design Into Form-Based Codes: A Recorded Webinar
This webinar covers the key
elements of sustainable design that can be regulated by form-based codes.
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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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FBCI has developed a 3-course educational program on Form-Based Codes (FBC’s). The first intro 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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The ABC's of Form-Based Codes: Special One-Day Introduction (co-sponsored by the Urban Land Institute Oklahoma and FBCI)
October 5, 2010, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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FBC 201: Preparing a Form-Based Code – Design Considerations
Date pending
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FBC 301: Completing, Adopting and Administering the Code
Date pending
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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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