This popular Architect Registration Exam (ARE) book provides practice for the difficult Site Planning, Building Planning, and Building Technology portions of the exam, including 15 practice vignettes. Example solutions are provided, showing examples of what are considered good and poor solutions.

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.Volume I: Structural Topics offers a comprehensive review of ARE structural exam topics, including structural systems, building loads, wood and steel construction, soils and foundations, and lateral forces. The book provides 160 practice questions, with solutions, and test-taking strategy. The text is enhanced by illustrations, figures, and tables, along with a detailed index.

Over 230 sample questions with solutions prepare you for the ARE's nonstructural topics, Pre-Design Mechanical and Electrical Systems Building Design/Materials and Methods Construction Documents and Services

Offers a comprehensive review of structural topics and helps you prepare successfully for the General Structures and Lateral Forces divisions on NCARB's Architect Registration Examination (ARE). Hundreds of examples, illustrations, and tables enhance the text and 160 multiple-choice practice problems with solutions help you determine areas where you need additional study. This sixth edition is updated to reflect the 2003 International Building Code which is referenced on the exam. The chapters that were updated from the fifth edition are: Ch. 2: Loads on Buildings Ch. 8: Building Code Requirements on Structural Design Ch. 9: some minor changes due to updates reflecting the National Design Specifications for Wood Construction (NDS) 2001. Ch. 13: Lateral Forces--Wind Ch. 14: Lateral Forces--Earthquakes

Volume I: Structural Topics is a comprehensive review of all structural portions of the ARE, including structural systems, building loads, wood and steel construction, soil and foundations, lateral forces, and long-span structures. Clear explanations of terms, procedures, and theories, illustrated with more than 200 figures and tables, reinforce the review. This volume also includes an introduction to the exam and the grading process, and 160 practice questions with solutions.

Realistic practice exams for the 2 structural divisions of the ARE simulate the actual exams through the format, number of questions, time limit, and topics covered.