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Programming & Analysis Mock Exam Review | ARE Live
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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Recently Licensed Architects - How They Passed The ARE | ARE Live
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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Project Management Mock Exam Review | ARE Live
19 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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Practice Management Mock Exam Review | ARE Live
30 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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It’s All About Minimum Competency: An ARE5 Study Guide | ARE Live
01 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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Everyone Passes on the First Try: An ARE Strategy Discussion with 3 Young Architects | ARE Live
25 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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Deep Thoughts with Mike Newman: An ARE 5.0 PDD Mock Case Study | ARE Live
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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What Do Soldiers and Sailors Have To Do With Bricks? A BDCS Mock Exam | ARE Live
21 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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Yoga, Cocktails, and Popsicles: How They Passed the ARE | ARE Live
23 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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What Do YOU Think a Million Dollars Means? A Programming Planning and Practice Mock Exam | ARE Live
26 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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You’re Probably Overthinking It: A Q&A Session with Mike Newman | ARE Live
28 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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How to Pass the ARE in just 5 Exams: A Discussion on ARE 4.0 and ARE 5.0
24 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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Multiple Choice and Vignettes: The Same, but Different - A Site Planning and Design Review
25 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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What is this question REALLY asking? A Construction Documents and Services Mock Exam
21 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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How to become a licensed architect with both the IDP and the ARE (featuring Frank Heitzman)
11 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: http://bksp.es/idp-and-are In this episode of ARE Live we're going to the beginning an...
Everything AND the Kitchen Sink: A Building Systems Mock Exam
12 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Join Marc Teer and Mike Newman as they review the answers to the Building Systems Mock Exam in this episode of ARE Live. This episode will help you re...
How to Pass the ARE (From People Who’ve Actually Done it!)
23 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Join Marc Teer and Mike Newman as they welcome architects Charlie Klecha from Quinn Evans in Detroit, Jennifer Rittler from Moody Nolan in Columbus, a...
What Does “Stiff vs. Soup” Mean and Why is it Important? A Structural Systems Mock Exam
24 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Structural Systems Exam can be a very broad ranging one that covers a lot of diverse topics. Join Mike Newman as he discusses 10 sample questions ...
The Devil You Know: A Question and Answer Session with Mike Newman
27 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Are you worried about the switch from ARE 4.0 to 5.0? You shouldn’t be! In this episode of ARE Live, Mike Newman tells you why the switch from 4.0 t...
Translating into Engineer Speak: A Structural Systems Mock Exam
30 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How do you build a hospital so it can withstand an earthquake? How do you calculate axial loading bearing capacity? How do you draw out a shear moment...
It’s a Puzzle, not Architecture - The Schematic Design Vignettes
30 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You’re all set for your Building Design Vignette, you know exactly what you want to do, you’re going to make the most beautiful, amazing, mind-blo...
How the AIAS President passed all 7 ARE exams in 7 days
26 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re following up on our earlier interview with Charlie Klecha, President of the AIAS, who a few weeks ago was telling us how he was planning...
What the Heck are Pozzolans and Superplasticizers? A Building Design and Construction Systems Exam
25 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Pozzolans and Superplasticizers: Do you know what they’re for? Do you know what they do? Can you say them five times fast? You can learn all about t...
Function over Form: Site Planning and Design Vignettes
05 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Is your Site Planning and Design Vignette Beautiful? Good. Nobody cares. All that matters is whether or not it works and meets the exam requirements. ...
“How do the ARE exams bleed into each other?” A Q&A session with Mike Newman
05 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You have the questions, we have the answers. In this episode, Mike Newman will be answering a series of ARE related questions submitted by you, the li...
Everything you always wanted to know about Liquefied Sewage: A Building Systems Mock Exam
05 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to learn the finer points of on-site waste disposal terminology? How about transformers types? And what does DX stand for? Find out in today’s...
Just what is a Mechanic’s Lien, anyway? A Construction Documents and Services Mock Exam
05 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know what Standpipe is? How about what’s expected of you according to the A201 General Conditions? Who signs the A201 General Conditions? Wha...
The Big ARE Switch: Moving from 4.0 to 5.0
05 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Everything you have ever known is about to change! ...concerning the ARE, that is. Well, maybe not everything. It will be generally the same concep...
How to get Started Passing the ARE
01 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Studying for and passing the ARE is a huge undertaking - where do you even start? Today Mike Newman talks about his top ten tips to pass the ARE, incl...
Programming Planning & Practice Mock Exam- Answered
29 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Mike Newman reviews the 10 questions & answers from our Programming, Planning & Practice Mock Exam. You can download this mock ...
Why the AIAS President is taking all 7 ARE exams in 7 days
24 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Black Spectacles founder, Marc Teer interviews AIAS president Charlie Klecha to discuss his 7 in 7 effort- to pass all 7 architect registration exams ...