Virginia Tech's Academy for the New Urbanism, in partnership with the Form-Based Codes Institute (FBCI), is holding a series of courses on form-based codes (FBC). Participants who complete the three-course sequence will receive a Certificate in Form-Based Codes from the FBCI. The next course, "Form-Based Codes 101: An Introductory Course," is scheduled for February 23-25 in Berkeley, CA. The early registration fee is $725. After February 9, the fee will be $785. Register online or call 540-231-5182.
Faculty for the introductory course will be drawn from among these FBC leaders: Paul Crawford, Andres Duany, Victor Dover, Geoffrey Ferrell, Peter Katz, Joseph Kohl, Mary Madden, Dan Parolek, Karen Parolek, Stefanos Polyzoides, Sam Poole, Steve Price, Robert Sitkowski, Dan Slone, Bill Spikowski.
The not-for-profit FBCI engages in research, standards setting, outreach, and education related to its mission of advancing the use and acceptance of form-based codes. The Academy for the New Urbanism is a program of the Planning Academy at Virginia Tech. The academy provides ongoing training for mid-career planning, design, and development professionals in a range of implementation-related practice areas.
