Function Follows Form——Study on American Form-based Codes

"Function Follows Form" embodies the underlying philosophy behind the Form-Based Code.The Form-Based Codes Institute in US defines form-based codes as "a method of regulating development to achieve a specific urban form.Form-based codes create a predictable public realm by controlling physical form primarily,and land uses secondarily." Form-based codes go beyond conventional zoning by addressing the relationship of the building to the streetscape and the proper relationship between buildings in order to define a desired urban form.