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Intro to the ARE Exam 5 If I had to describe the ARE Exam 5, I’d describe it as complex (although slightly less so than the ARE Exam 4), and still disorganized. It’s complex because there’s a fair amount of info. There’s a lot of stuff to know on the surface level, some stuff to …
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Summary This is a report from David Kaplan from the ARE 5.0 Community. He studied for the exam for 2 months for about 8-10 hours per week. He recommends the Architect’s Studio Companion, Building Construction Illustrated, the FEMA Earthquake Manual, and practicing cost estimation. He also advises making sure you understand building form and it’s …
Summary This is a report from Elif Bayram on the ARE 5.0 Community. She took the ARE Exam 4 once, failed it, then took it again and passed. She’s a big believer in taking the exam later in the day, and studying for the exam on its own. She also advises using multiple resources and …
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Summary This is a report from Pavan Iyer from the ARE 5.0 Community. He recommends the Hyperfine guides, the Architect’s Studio Companion, Building Codes Illustrated, Building Construction Illustrated, and Architectural Graphic Standards. He recommends cross-referencing these guides a lot. He also recommends not only knowing concepts, but also always knowing the answers to these 3 …
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Intro to the ARE Exam 4 If I had to describe the ARE Exam 4, I’d describe it as the most complex exam on the ARE so far, but also ridiculously disorganized. It’s complex because there’s a fair amount of info. There’s a lot of stuff to know on the surface level, some stuff to …
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Summary This is a report from Samantha Lee from the ARE 5.0 Community. She passed the ARE Exam 3 after studying for 117 hours. She recommends studying the IBC, Building Codes Illustrated, and participating in the ARE 5.0 Community. She also has a list of links below. She highly recommends using flashcards, practice tests, and …
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Summary This is a report from Emily Rachel Geppert on the ARE 5.0 Community. She studied for this exam for 8-12 hours a week for a month, but she does do this as part of her work. She recommends using the ARE Handbook, the 2010 ADA guides, the 2015 IBC standards, Planning and Urban Design, …
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Summary This is a post from Nicholas Civitano. He’s an architect with his own firm in Hawaii. He studied for this exam for about 4 days, with 3 weeks of casual studying before this. He recommends the IBC 2012, the Site Planning and Design Handbook, and the Ballast review manual. He also recommends studying more …
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Intro to the ARE Exam 3 If I had to describe the ARE Exam 3, I’d describe it as not that hard, but disorganized. It’s not that hard in that there aren’t that many things to actually know. There’s a lot of surface level knowledge, some random facts, and then some things that you should …
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Summary This is a report from Olivia Theriot on the ARE 5.0 Community. She studied for about 4 months, although she thinks that was overkill. For this exam, she used the Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, the 2017 AIA contracts, and Tatyana‘s study guide. She disliked Black Spectacles and Brightwood. For more information, check out …
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