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What’s the Best Testing Order for ARE 5.0?!?

Young Architect

Think: Investigation (not design). Project Planning and Design Exam (PPD). Now you’ll start moving into design and schematic designs of sites and buildings. Choosing an appropriate structural and MEP systems early in the design process. Schematic Design (SD) : Life safety and accessibility (all vignettes).

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The Ultimate List of ARE 5.0 Study Materials: Part 1

Young Architect

Amber Book. Designer Hacks. Old MEEB Books. Below is a one sentence explanation of each exam: Programming and Analysis (PA) – Understanding the problem the design will solve. Project Planning and Design (PPD) – Schematic Design Phase of the project. Amber Book. ARE Boot Camp.

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Letters of an Architect: Lessons from my Best Projects

Community Architect

The project I now remembered had made a lasting impression on me since it was my first assignment when my then prolific boss, Heinz Egenhofer hired me for my first job out of architecture school. There was only a thermal copier, so the spec books had to be brought to a print shop for copying and binding.

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