2012 Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award - Due March 19!

The Form-Based Codes Institute (FBCI) is hosting the sixth annual award for achievement in the writing and implementation of Form-Based Codes. Winners will be announced on May 11, 2012 at the CNU's 20th annual meeting in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Entries for the award are due March 19 and must have been adopted into law by a unit of local government. The Award Jury is looking for codes showing one or both of the following characteristics: 1) A code that advances the field of form-based code writing and/or 2) A code that shows strong built results and "lessons learned." For more information on to apply, please visit: http://www.formbasedcodes.org.

The Form-Based Codes Institute is a nonprofit corporation engaged in research, standards setting, outreach and education. Its mission is to advance the knowledge and use of, and develop standards for, Form-Based Codes as a method to achieve a community vision based on time-tested forms of urbanism. The Institute recognizes that a well-crafted Form-Based Code is the most effective type of development  regulation for shaping pedestrian-scaled, mixed-use and fine-grained urbanism. The award program is supported by Richard H. Driehaus and the Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust.