Some people took the summer off. We see in Archizam traffic that the number of you studying for your #ArchitectureRegistrationExams in the summer goes way down. Here are some problems to help you get back into studying! I think that summer vacation is a great time to get in that reading and studying I have just been "meaning to get around to." That week at the beach or the lake house with its peaceful evenings and lazy days make a great time to get that "required reading" in.

Okay so... The #AREs are not easy. Right? I spoke to a person the other day who has taken many of the exams, some two or three times at this point. He echoed the feeling I had EVERY SINGLE TIME I sat for one of the exams: "I THINK I know the answer, But then I reread the question, and I think the question is trying to trick me into selecting that answer when another answer is probably the correct answer. Do I change my answer from the one I think is correct to the one I thi

Archizam is not just a practice exam site. Archizam is a place for YOU, the people that are working hard to pass the #architectureregistrationexams to connect, get together, study together, and bounce resources and questions off of each other. During my time studying for my exams, I worked with many, maybe even more than a dozen other people who were also in the process of studying for and taking their exams. And the fact is, not a single one of them helped me in my efforts

(This post gives 5 WAYS TO PREPARE for the Architecture Registration Exams - and asks 5 QUESTIONS to test your knowledge.) How many of you made a "New Year's Resolution" to pass your #ArchitectureRegistrationExams before the end of 2021? There are only 2 months left this year - and not to rush you - but 2 months is exactly the amount of time I took to study between my exams. Which means IT IS A PERFECT DEADLINE to MOTIVATE YOU to Pass that one exam that has been troubling you

Here are 6 major points that no one told me nor did I read anywhere during my studying, that I want to point out to all you test takers out there: 1. Spend less time hyper focusing on a subject, and more time understanding the broader concepts of the subject. I believe this will help you go CONFIDENTLY into the test, feeling that you can handle any question thrown at you. Rather than knowing the exact formula of how to calculate the sound transmission through hyperspace) 2. A

Work experience may never teach you everything you need to know to pass the #AREs. A long long time ago, future architects were trained by older architects in studios. If you wanted to become a registered architect you had to appear before a licensure board in your state and prove that you were worthy. In 1919 NCARB was formed to sort of standardize the licensure process in the United States. In 1970, Pennsylvania (where Ben and I are registered) adopted NCARB's standard t