PPI ARE 5 Review Manual for the Architect Registration Exam (Revised, Paperback) – Comprehensive Review Manual for the NCARB 5.0 Exam
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PPI ARE 5 Review Manual for the Architect Registration Exam (Revised, Paperback) – Comprehensive Review Manual for the NCARB 5.0 Exam Details
About the Author David Kent Ballast, FAIA, NCARB, CSI, is the owner of Architectural Research Consulting, a firm offering information and management services to architects, interior designers, and the construction industry. Mr. Ballast taught interior construction and other courses for twenty years at Arapahoe Community College. A licensed architect in Colorado and an NCIDQ certificate holder, Mr. Ballast has authored many books published by PPI on design topics and ARE review. Steven E. O’Hara, PE, is a professor of architectural engineering in the School of Architecture at Oklahoma State University. Professor O’Hara earned bachelor of science and master of architectural engineering degrees from Oklahoma State University. He is a licensed engineer in Oklahoma. Read more Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The ARE 5 Review Manual is written to give you a thorough review of the subjects most likely to appear on the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) 5.0. The book is organized into sections that follow the exam divisions, and the chapters are arranged by subject to help you organize your study efforts. • Practice Management • Project Management • Programming & Analysis • Project Planning & Design • Project Development & Documentation • Construction & Evaluation Read more
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I used the ARE 4.0 version of this book (and ArchiFlash) to pass two tests on the first try.I am disappointed that in this version, the text is a single column, meaning each line is 6.5" long. I preferred the two-column layout of the previous book, as each line was 3.5" - 4", and much easier to speed read.The content seems robust, we'll see how the tests go.EDIT AFTER A MONTH OF STUDYING: This book has numerous grammatical, punctuation, and content errors. The editor should be fired. In at least one instance, nearly an entire paragraph appears in two parts of the same page. The second instance of the paragraph is copied into the middle of a sentence, hopefully content was not lost. In other locations, at least the first word of a sentence (though likely more) is completely missing, which is confusing and potentially omitting content. In other locations, a maximum or minimum dimension is given in one sentence, and in the next sentence a larger or smaller dimension is given as 'most common'.Examples:Page 18-21:"The most common method of preliminary sizing is to calculate the depth-to-span ratio, because this can be done even if only the structural layout and the basic use of the system are known. and use this approach."And use what approach?Page 19-12:"The inverse square law, , states that... [passage continues]"Double comma, arguably the most benign error I have come across.Page 21-8 ends with a complete sentence, page 21-9 begins:"being extended to a lower level."What is being extended to a lower level, and why is it important? The world may never know.Page 22-11:"For exterior cladding, precast elements can be as thin as 5/8 in. For textured panels, a 3/4 in or 1/18 in thickness is used."If 5/8" is the minimum for a smooth panel, it seems strange that a textured panel would be less than that, and even more strange it would be only 1/18". Also, I have never seen 18ths of an inch used for anything before.Page 22-21:"When used as wall panels in one-story buildings, they usually reach from the foundation to the roof framing.two panels must be placed end to end, they are butt-jointed with flashing between."Going to guess the missing word is 'If', but why do I need to guess?This is only a sample of the errors I have found, and only while studying for a single test. I can't imagine the issues are isolated to the section I have read. It is disappointed that this was published, appalling that they are charging $250, and embarrassing that I bought it.After a month of use, I can only offer one suggestion: DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!
