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15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: http://blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: PPP121217PC Join us as we discuss Programming, Planning & Practice with Mike Newman. Using a mock exam, we’ll cover all of the most perplexing and difficult topics in this division of the ARE. With these practice questions, we will explore issues related to the application of...

15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: NAH110717PC Do you want to know the best tips and tricks for passing the ARE? Join us and our panel of newly licensed architects for the opportunity to pick the brains of some of the best and brightest. Find out their study strategies, discover their most useful resources, and learn...

15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: http://blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: SPD101017PC Join us as we discuss Site Planning & Design. Using a mock exam, we’ll cover all of the most perplexing and difficult topics in this division of the ARE. With these practice questions, we will explore issues related to site planning concepts, site analysis ideas,...

15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: http://blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: CDS92117PC Join us as we discuss Construction Documents & Services with Mike Newman. Using a mock exam, we’ll cover all of the most perplexing and difficult topics in this division of the ARE. With these practice questions, we will explore issues related to contracts & differ...

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15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: 71117CEPC Join Black Spectacles and Mike Newman for our Construction & Evaluation discussion. Using a mock exam, we’ll cover all of the most perplexing and difficult topics in this division of the ARE. With these practice questions, we will explore issues related to bidding and nego...

15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: 6617PAPC Join Black Spectacles and Mike Newman for our Programming and Analysis discussion. We will be using sample mock exam questions as an opportunity to discuss some of the more vexing topics, as well as delve into strategies for answering. This will be a good introduction to th...

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15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: 41817PJMPC Join Black Spectacles and Mike Newman for our Project Management discussion. We will be using sample mock exam questions as an opportunity to discuss some of the more vexing topics, as well as delve into strategies for answering. This will be a good introduction to the ty...

15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: 32917LIVEPC Join Black Spectacles and Mike Newman for our Practice Management discussion. We will be using sample mock exam questions as an opportunity to discuss some of the more vexing topics, as well as delve into strategies for answering. This will be a good introduction to the...

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15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: http://blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: 1871PC1016 In this live episode, Marc Teer and Mike Newman were joined by a panel of 3 young architects who are each taking a different route to the Architect Registration Exam (ARE). Laura Crane, Associate at bKL Architecture LLC who recently completed the exam in version 4....

15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: http://blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: 92816PDDPC Join Marc Teer and Mike Newman as they answer the questions on the ARE 5.0 Project Development & Documentation Mock Case Study. This is a division on the new version of the exam, ARE 5.0, and it focuses on all issues relating to the development of design concepts,...

15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: http://blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: 72016BDCSPC Join Marc Teer and Mike Newman as they answer the questions on the ARE BDCS Mock Exam. They’ll be covering topics like rowlocks, long span structures, sole plates, and waffle slab systems. You can download this mock exam and answer the questions yourself, and then...

15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: http://blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: 62216NEWARCHPC Join Marc Teer and Mike Newman as they welcome special guests Allison Conley from Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, Amanda Snelson from ZGF Architects, Kyle Richardson from Folonis Architects, and Ben Edwards from FFKR Architects. They’ll be discussing t...

15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: http://blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: 52516PPPPC Join Marc Teer and Mike Newman as they answer the questions on the ARE PPP Mock Exam. They’ll be covering topics like budgeting, delivery methods, and zoning. You can download this mock exam and answer the questions yourself, and then listen in. Mike Newman is an i...

15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: http://blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: 42716QNAPC Join Marc Teer and Mike Newman as they answer your ARE questions in this episode of ARE Live. Mike and Marc will be covering subjects such as the differences between ARE 4.0 and ARE 5.0, rolling exam clocks, and NCARB’s pass/fail exam breakdowns. Mike Newman is an...

15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: http://blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: 316425PC15 In late 2016, NCARB is releasing the new version of the ARE. Whether you are in the middle of the exam, or have yet to begin, make sure you are ready for the transition. Join Marc Teer and Mike Newman as they discuss the timing of the exams, how the exams are diffe...

15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: Visit: http://blackspectacles.com/membership and enter code: 216SPDPC15 Join Marc Teer and Mike Newman as they review the questions and vignettes of the Site Planning and Design Exam in this episode of ARE Live. Site Planning is a combination exam, with both multiple choice type questions and significant graphic vignettes. There is a l...

15% Discount on a Black Spectacles Membership for AIA Members: http://bksp.es/cds-aiaareprep Join Marc Teer and Mike Newman as they review the answers to the Construction Documents and Services Mock Exam in this episode of ARE Live. This episode will help you recognize the different systems and the factors that go into choosing the right one for the project, and it will also help you understand th...

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 and engaging in an in-depth discussion about what it really takes to become a licensed architect. Join Marc Teer, Mike Newman and Frank Heitzman as they discuss education requirements, continue with a deep dive into the Intern Development Program (IDP),...

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 recognize the different systems and the factors that go into choosing the right one for the project, and it will also help you understand the different components of systems. You can download this mock exam and answer the questions yourself, and then l...

Join Marc Teer and Mike Newman as they welcome architects Charlie Klecha from Quinn Evans in Detroit, Jennifer Rittler from Moody Nolan in Columbus, and Josh Mings from Landon Bone Baker in Chicago. What do all of these architects have in common? They have all taken the ARE and passed it! And they’ve all come together on this episode of ARE Live to share their stories, insights and advice on how t...

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 (and one bonus question!) from our Structural Systems Mock Exam covering topics such as Slump Tests, Earthquake Damage, and Code Issues as they will appear on the Exam. Mike Newman is an instructor for the AIA ARE Prep Curriculum powered by Black Spe...

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 to 5.0 isn’t as bad as it seems. He will also be answering questions submitted by you, the listeners, and discussing a set of diverse topics that range from different types of wood to the finer points of light bulb efficiency and sustainability. Mike Ne...