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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 diagram? Find out with today’s episode, the Structural Systems Mock Exam featuring Mike Newman and Heather Heidenreich. You can download this mock exam and answer the questions yourself, and then listen in. The questions will help you develop a stra...

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-blowing design NCARB has ever seen! Too bad they don’t care. At all. Did you follow the Program? Did you pay attention to the Specialty Moments? Is it accessible? That’s all they care about, and it can mean the difference between a passing and failing exam....

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 on taking all 7 of the ARE exams in 7 days. Which he did. And he passed them. All of them. In a week. Black Spectacles Founder Marc Teer will be asking Charlie how he went about studying for the exams, what resources he used, and what tips and tricks...

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 them in today’s episode of ARE Live, as Mike Newman reviews the 12 questions & answers from our Building Design and Construction Systems Mock Exam. You can download this mock exam and answer the questions yourself, and then listen in. The questions will...

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. In this episode, Mike Newman reviews two vignettes from the Site Planning and Design Exam as well as some general tips. You can download this mock exam and answer the questions yourself, and then listen in. The questions will help you develop a strat...

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 listeners. Some of the topics that Mike discusses are how the different exams bleed into each other, how to handle the architecture history questions scattered throughout the exams, and the differences between some of the key structural formulas. Mike...

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? What are the A201 General Conditions!? Find out in today’s episode, the Construction Documents and Services Mock Exam with Mike Newman. You can download this mock exam and answer the questions yourself, and then listen in. The questions will help you deve...

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 episode of ARE Live, as Mike Newman reviews the 10 questions & answers from our Building Systems Mock Exam. You can download this mock exam and answer the questions yourself, and then listen in. The questions will help you develop a strategy for how t...

Everything you have ever known is about to change! ...concerning the ARE, that is. Well, maybe not everything. It will be generally the same concepts, but with some key differences. In this episode of ARE Live, Mike Newman will go over some of those differences, give you a few tips on how to think about the new exam and will ultimately help you decide whether you should consider taking “the devil...

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, including how to get started, the different types of exams, and the quickest way to take all of the exams. He’ll also be talking about how find the best study materials and what not to post on the NCARB forums. Mike Newman is an instructor for the AIA AR...

In today’s episode, Mike Newman reviews the 10 questions & answers from our Programming, Planning & Practice Mock Exam. You can download this mock exam and answer the questions yourself, and then listen in. The questions will help you develop a strategy for how to study for the exam and some of the terms you’re going to see in this exam. One thing to note, there is a lot of overlap between PPP and...

Black Spectacles founder, Marc Teer interviews AIAS president Charlie Klecha to discuss his 7 in 7 effort- to pass all 7 architect registration exams in 7 days- and his newly launched AIAS Pass Scholarship to help recent architecture school graduates pass the ARE. Link to AIAS' Pass Scholarship: http://aias.org/pass Register for the next ARE Live Broadcast: blackspectacles.com/podcast AIA ARE Prep...