Architecture Exam Review Graphic Divisions

- Updated to reflect recent exam changes - Provides 14 practice vignettes - Suggested solutions are included

Architecture Exam Review, ARE Sample Exams: Graphic Divisions gives you the realistic practice you need to successfully prepare for the graphic divisions of the ARE. Each vignette in the sample exams includes a site plan where you create your solutions. These site plans are accompanied by valuable tips for creating passing solutions on the actual computerized exam, including advice on how you can use the software tools to design your solution quickly and accurately. Increase your problems-solving confidence and improve your chances of passing. Make Architecture Exam Review, ARE Sample Exams: Graphic Divisions an essential part of your preparation. Simulate the actual exam experience through the topics covered, number of vignettes, and level of difficulty Site Design (3 vignettes) Building Planning (2 vignettes) Building Technology (6 vignettes) Architecture Exam Review, ARE Sample Exams: Graphic Divisions will help you pass the actual exam by Mentally preparing you for the pressure of solving problems under timed conditions Sharpening your problem-solving skills through examples of passing and failing solutions Assessing essential knowledge, skills, and analytical abilities Revealing topics that require extra review

Includes general information about the Architect Registration Examination, specifications and references for each of the three graphic divisions (site planning, building planning, and building technology), tips for using the graphic software, frequently asked questions, and sample questions and answers for each division.

- Provides 15 practice vignettes for the Site Planning and Building Design Graphic Divisions - Suggested solutions are included

"Nothing builds speed and confidence in an exam like solving practice problems, the more the better. [This book] offers over 280 challenging problems to help you prepare for NCARB's Architect Registration Examination (ARE). Practice working problems in all six ARE multiple-choice divisions. ... These problems are presented in multiple-choice format, similar to the computer-based exam. Solutions, many of which are enhanced with 'study notes', are clearly explained - so you can use them as a learning tool. Also included are 'terms to know', exposing you to definitions that will come in handy during the exam"--Back cover.

This popular ARE review book provides a practice exam for the difficult Site Planning, Building Planning, and Building Technology portions of the exam. Architects, students, and educators will find all the essential information they need in Architecture Exam Review: Building and Site Design Practice Exam, including questions for the written portion of Site Planning and practice vignettes for the graphics portions of Building and Site Planning. Example solutions are provided, and large-format paper is bound into the book.

Realistic practice exams for the 4 nonstructural divisions of the ARE simulate the actual exams through the format, number of questions, time limit, and topics covered.

The Architect Registration Exam (ARE) is part of the licensing requirements for U.S. and Canadian architects. A computerized, closed-book exam, the ARE is administered year-round at a network of test centers.The topics represented on the ARE may be roughly divided into two areas: structural and nonstructural. We offer two primary study guides for the exam -- one volume devoted to each area. Each volume includes concise reviews of the exam topics, with practice problems and solutions.Additional practice for the ARE is provided by Architecture Exam Review: Site Planning and Building Design Graphic Divisions.Volume II: Nonstructural Topics provides a thorough review of the ARE nonstructural exam topics, including the exam's most challenging divisions: Site Planning and Building Design. More than 80 sample questions are provided, with solutions, along with a valuable checklist of items that should be considered in every design solution. The book also covers test-taking strategy, and is enhanced by illustrations, figures, and tables, along with a detailed index. The fifth edition was updated to reflect changes in the exam -- the adoption of a computerized format and use of the 2000 versions of the International Building Code and the International Plumbing Code.