ARE BLACK SPECTACLES

Want to brighten up your ARE test prep? In this episode of ARE Live, a top podcast for aspiring architects, we review a Programming & Analysis Mock Exam with a focus on sun, wind, and light in honor of the summer solstice. We’re joined by special guest Omar Al-Hassawi to cover sun path diagrams, microclimate, how to design with the sun in mind for daylighting and passive heating, and more.  With detailed explanations for five practice questions, this episode will help prepare you for any weather-related questions you may see on your PA exam. To get the full visual experience for each question, you can watch the video on our website - just go to go.blackspectacles.com, then click "Resources", "ARE Live Podcast" to view!

Don’t forget to complete the Mock Exam in our ARE Community before pressing play and get one step closer to passing the ARE 5.0, by going to go.blackspectacles.com, and clicking "Resources", "ARE Community".

If you’re benefitting from following along in real-time with a licensed architect, we encourage you to try out Virtual Workshops, available with our Expert Membership: Go to go.blackspectacles.com, and click "Pricing", "Individual" to get started.

ARE Live: PA Mock Exam - Sun, Wind, & Light

Join Black Spectacles' Virtual Workshop Instructor Marissa Yee for for a mock exam on Project Planning & Design. We’ll review several questions related to the preliminary design of sites and buildings, design concepts, sustainability, and various codes and regulations. 

You can find the Mock Exam link in our ARE Community by going to Black Spectacles: Architecture Courses, Tutorials & Exam Prep , and clicking "Resources", "ARE Community".

If your ARE test prep is benefiting from learning with a licensed architect in real-time, we encourage you to try our Virtual Workshops, available with our Expert Membership. Go to Black Spectacles: Architecture Courses, Tutorials & Exam Prep , and click "Pricing", "Individual" to get started.

ARE Live: PPD Mock Exam

Need some extra practice tackling those tough ARE math problems? In this episode, we’ll review questions from the PA, PPD, and PDD divisions, solving complex math questions that you will come across in these three divisions. Virtual Workshop Instructor Hayley Pugh will cover topics such as performing a zoning analysis, calculating the R-value of a wall system, and determining the amount of required parking on a site based on the program and zoning requirements. 

You can find the Mock Exam link in our ARE Community by going to http://go.blackspectacles.com , and clicking "Resources", "ARE Community".

If your ARE test prep is benefiting from learning with a licensed architect in real-time, we encourage you to try our Virtual Workshops, available with our Expert Membership. Go to http://go.blackspectacles.com , and click "Pricing", "Individual" to get started.

ARE Live: PA/PPD/PDD Math Using The Whiteboard And Calculator

In this ARE Live episode, we walk through designing an egress system from start to finish. We'll start at the beginning by determining occupant loads, then how to arrange the components of an egress system, and finally discuss some detailed considerations about egress that you'll make during the CD phase of the project.

ARE Live - Understanding Egress Systems

Join guest expert Felipe Guerrero to learn how sustainability impacts different stages of a project. This episode specifically covers how sustainability concerns show up on the PA, PPD, and PDD divisions of the ARE 5.0

ARE Live - Sustainable Design

The Black Spectacles ARE® Live Podcast is your home for navigating the road to passing the Architect Registration Exam (ARE®) and becoming a licensed architect.  

Episodes include discussions about specific ARE & NCARB topics, interviews with distinguished architects & guests, and recordings of live broadcasts covering specific exam topics and questions and answers from a live audience.

First ever NCARB Approved Test Prep Provider for all 6 divisions of ARE 5.0. 

http://blackspectacles.com

ARE Live: PA/PPD/PDD Math Using The Whiteboard And Calculator

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