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Illustrated Guide to the ARE 5.0 Architect Registration Exam: 100 Visual Units
100 illustrated units for all six divisions of the ARE 5.0 Architect Registration Exam.
100 illustrated units for all six divisions of the ARE 5.0 Architect Registration Exam.
Study every section of PcM, PjM, PA, PPD, PDD and CE one visual page at a time. Annotated job-site and office photos, original drawings, ARE-style questions with worked answers, and exactly where to find each topic in the AIA contracts and the 2021 IBC.
See codes, contracts and building systems on annotated photos and drawings.
Practice all five ARE item types, from check-all-that-apply to hotspot.
Work the math step by step: FAR, occupant load, fees and pay applications.
Learn the classic trap the ARE uses on each topic.
Find the AIA document, IBC chapter or NCARB reference behind each topic.
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What you receive
What you receive
Each unit turns a topic into something you can see, solve and remember.
Each unit turns a topic into something you can see, solve and remember.
Original practice questions
Original practice questions
Answer an original ARE-style question in each unit before reading the worked solution.
All six divisions, one guide
All six divisions, one guide
Every unit is tagged with its division, section and objective, plus the other divisions where the topic is also tested.
References and pitfalls
References and pitfalls
Each unit has IDENTIFY, the worked solution, an ARE REFERENCE and the COMMON ERROR the exam is built around.
Move from the picture to the answer, then check why the tempting wrong answers fail.
Practice the topics that fail ARE candidates most.
Practice the topics that fail ARE candidates most.
Apply occupancy, construction type and egress rules to a real floor plan.
Know what B101, A201 and C401 make the architect do, phase by phase.
Read contours, site reports and zoning limits before placing a building.
Place the air, water and vapor layers in a wall section.
Handle RFIs, submittals, change orders and pay applications like an architect.
Turn the weak sections on your score report into a 60-day retake plan.
Start with the division you are taking next.
Start with the division you are taking next.
Pick a division on the exam map, solve each unit's question, then check the worked reasoning and the trap.
Who this is for
Who this is for
AXP candidates taking their first division
AXP candidates taking their first division
Follow the units of your division in order and test yourself with an original question on every page.
Candidates retaking a division
Candidates retaking a division
Use the weak sections on your score report to go straight to the units you need in the 60 days before the retake.
Designers who never touched contracts
Designers who never touched contracts
See who does what in the AIA agreements, from the fee proposal to substantial completion.
Architects working full time
Architects working full time
One page per topic, about 15 minutes a unit, with a division-by-division study plan in the Complete Plan.
Candidates stuck on PPD or PDD
Candidates stuck on PPD or PDD
40 units on codes, building systems, integration, detailing and specifications, the two longest divisions.
Foreign-educated and later-career architects
Foreign-educated and later-career architects
Learn U.S. practice, codes and contracts visually, without reading 40 reference books.
What you receive
What you receive
The guide covers every section and objective of the six ARE 5.0 divisions in NCARB's ARE 5.0 Guidelines, with a worked question in every unit.
100 numbered one-page units, tagged by division and objective
Practice Management (PcM): units 01–14 · Project Management (PjM): units 15–29
Programming & Analysis (PA): units 30–45
Project Planning & Design (PPD): units 46–65
Project Development & Documentation (PDD): units 66–85
Construction & Evaluation (CE): units 86–100
Annotated photos and original drawings; one original ARE-style worked question per unit (all five item types)
IDENTIFY, ARE REFERENCE, COMMON ERROR and ALSO TESTED IN in each unit
Bonus: ARE 5.0 Exam Map & Score Report Decoder
Bonus: Case Study & Calculation Drills
Bonus: Division-by-Division Study Plan & Test Day Strategy
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You will also receive
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See all six divisions on one map and turn a failing score report into a list of units to review
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Two ARE-style case studies plus 12 calculation drills with step-by-step answers
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A plan for each division, test-day strategy and a 60-day retake plan
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Illustrated Guide to the ARE 5.0 Architect Registration Exam — 100 one-page visual units
Practice management, project management, AIA contracts, programming and site analysis.
Codes, building systems, design integration, detailing, specifications and construction administration.
Annotated visuals, original ARE-style questions, worked answers, common errors and references.
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ARE 5.0 Exam Map & Score Report Decoder
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Case Study & Calculation Drills
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Division-by-Division Study Plan & Test Day Strategy
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How do I use a unit to study?
How do I use a unit to study?
Choose your division, study the annotated picture, answer the ARE-style question, then read the worked solution, the common error and the reference.
Does the Basic plan include the full guide?
Does the Basic plan include the full guide?
Yes. Basic includes the complete 100-unit guide. Complete adds the Exam Map & Score Report Decoder, the Case Study & Calculation Drills, and the Division-by-Division Study Plan & Test Day Strategy.
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Is this an official NCARB guide?
Is this an official NCARB guide?
No. This is an independent study resource, not affiliated with NCARB, AIA, ICC or PSI. Use it together with NCARB's free ARE 5.0 Guidelines and Practice Exams. No exam result is guaranteed.
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