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What I did on my Summer Vacation! 5 Questions:
Some people took the summer off. We see in Archizam traffic that the number of you studying for your #ArchitectureRegistrationExams in...
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Sep 17, 20223 min read
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Can you hear me? 6 Sound terms explained
I have my doubts that anyone reading this right now remembers the ubiquitous "Can you hear me now" ads from one cell phone company in the...
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Aug 7, 20224 min read
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Disaster Planning for Architects
My name is Rachel Strickland and I am not an architect. I’m a circus performer who’s made a living hanging 20 feet in the air for 15...
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Jul 24, 20223 min read
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5 Tips about ARE Multiple Choice Questions
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...
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May 21, 20225 min read
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Connect Now! to expand your resources!
Archizam is not just a practice exam site. Archizam is a place for YOU, the people that are working hard to pass the...
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Dec 4, 20213 min read
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NCARB - 7 Questions on the Analysis of Practice
NCARB is running its twice-a-decade study of what (how to) keeps people from passing its exams. And I watch the Webinars for YOU - so you...
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Nov 15, 20215 min read
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5 things to SMASH your exams in 2021 !!!
(This post gives 5 WAYS TO PREPARE for the Architecture Registration Exams - and asks 5 QUESTIONS to test your knowledge.) How many of...
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Nov 2, 20214 min read
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YOU CAN DO IT!
Let this be a post of encouragement to those of you starting, restarting, or sitting there discouraged. We believe in You! and You...
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Oct 13, 20213 min read
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Trigonometry and the Architecture Registration Exams #AREs
NCARB, aka the people behind the curtain, recently posted in their forum a random message about performing Trigonometry on the...
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Sep 6, 20213 min read
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What in the world are "record drawings" anyway
Record Drawings are a confusing subject.... And as someone who has been asked many times to create "As Built" drawings, I can tell you...
Mark
Aug 25, 20212 min read
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Active Group Study
Archizam helps organize study groups.... Then you take the lead! (Points to anyone who knows what the title drawing is from) We created...
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Aug 9, 20213 min read
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But I FAILED......
"Sometimes the most brilliant and intelligent minds do not shine in standardized tests because they do not have standardized minds" Diane...
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Jul 23, 20214 min read
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6 Quick Tips to Pass the AREs
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...
Mark
Jun 26, 20213 min read
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ICYMI: Archizam's Guide to Tackling the AREs
This post is for those of you JUST STARTING your ARE Journey. We at Archizam created Archizam while we were studying for our...
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Jun 11, 20212 min read
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An Interview with Ben Norkin - Hyperfine Architecture
(Excerpt from Upcoming Achizam Guidebook to Tackling the AREs") We at Archizam are excited to be writing a guidebook on “all the things...
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May 30, 20212 min read
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Imposter Syndrome
Do you ever get the feeling that you should not be in your current position of responsibility? Like you could not possibly know enough...
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May 24, 20213 min read
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CONGRATULATIONS to our recent successful users!
We have been around for awhile now and people are starting to tell us their success stories! We could not be happier to know that...
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Apr 30, 20212 min read
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Start Testing NOW!
Work experience may never teach you everything you need to know to pass the #AREs. A long long time ago, future architects were trained...
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Apr 16, 20215 min read
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My 3 part study plan - Part 2 - Collaborative Study Sessions
Part 1 - Primary Resources Part 2 - Collaborative Study Sessions Part 3 - Spaced Repetition and Active Recall We believe in Collaborative...
Mark
Mar 21, 20214 min read
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An Up and Down Subject (Elevators)
I DID NOT UNDERSTAND ELEVATORS. (read all the way to the bottom for the pub trivia answer) The first time I took the PPD Exam, I had...
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Mar 8, 20213 min read
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