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Download the NCARB Design software for free from www.ncarb.org

A good description of what is included in each division of the exam can be found at  http://www.ncarb.org/are/divisions.html

The AIA Online Bookstore offers several study references.
Telephone (202) 626-7475
Order online at www.aiaonline.com

Many books are also available from Professional Publications, Inc. 1250 Fifth Avenue, Belmont, California 94002, telephone (650) 593-9119, and can be ordered online from them at www.ppi2pass.com

Architectural License Seminars is a company specializing in preparing guides to help candidates pass the ARE.  They are located at 924 Westwood Boulevard, Suite 840, Los Angeles, California 90024, telephone (310) 208-7112.  Their publications can be ordered directly online at www.alsOnline.com

Arcade Publishers produces study guides and mock exams for the graphic divisions.  They are located at P.O. Box 5487, Hercules, California 94547, telephone (510) 799-3046. 

The AIA Supplementary Education Handbook is currently out of print, but remainder copies are available from the AIA, not from the AIA Bookstore.  Call Penny at the National AIA headquarters at (202)626-7527.

Professor N.K. Dorf, a practicing New York Architect and past NCARB Director, has been an examination writer for 7 years, a grader for 13 years and helped to develop the computerized testing methodology with NCARB and the Educational Testing Service for 5 years. He lectures on the graphic divisions of the examination throughout the country. He has put together what he calls a "home study course" for the exam which can be ordered directly through him at http://members.aol.com/nkdorf. These are mock paper and pencil tests which are designed to simulate what a candidate can expect on the actual computer examination.  Your solution will be marked up, graded, and returned with written comments. Additional problems in areas of weakness can be purchased separately from him.  Prices are as follows: SITE PLANNING:  $92.00;  BUILDING PLANNING  $132.00;   BUILDING TECHNOLOGY  $132.00.  He also produces a 135 page study guide called the "New Solutions Guidebook" which describes each vignette type in detail, it's components, serious considerations, recommendations how to approach each problem, and scoring issues. Sample problems are provided, with commentary on the program requirements (serious things to watch out for, and/or interpretive analysis).  Price for this is $44.00.

Archiflash flashcards ($89.95) are available directly from the author at http://www.nalsa.com/afinfo.html

The following books are available from the above and other sources:

• AIA Handbook of Professional Practice
• Building Planning Vignette Primer and Mock ARE Building Planning Exam ($40.00)
• Site Planning Tips and Techniques and Mock ARE Planning Exam ($40.00)
• Building Technology Vignette Primer & Mock ARE Building Technology Exam ($40.00)
• 1997 Building Design Vignette Primer ($18.00)
• 1997 Site Design Tips and Techniques ($10.00)
• 1997 Site Grading Workbook ($28.00)
• Architectural Exam Review Volume I: Structural Topics ($39.95)
• David Kent Ballast.  Architectural Exam Review Volume II: Non-structural Topics ($41.95)
• David Kent Ballast.  Building and Site Design Practice Exam ($32.95)
• Architectural License Seminars Computerized Mock Exams
• Pre Design ($45.00)
• General Structures ($45.00)
• Lateral Forces ($45.00)
• Mechanical & Electrical Systems ($45.00)
• Materials and Methods ($45.00)
• Construction Documents and Services ($45.00)
• Architectural License Seminars 1997 ALS Mock Exams: Site Planning ($30.00)
• Architectural License Seminars 1996 Mock Site Exam ($25.00)
• Architectural License Seminars 1996 ALS Mock Exams: Building Design ($32.00)
• Architectural License Seminars 1996 ALS Mock Exams: Structures ($30.00)
• Architectural License Seminars 1996 ALS Mock Exams: Lateral Forces ($30.00)
• Architectural License Seminars Structural Questions and Answers ($35.00)
• Architectural License Seminars New Questions and Answers ($35.00)
• NCARB ARE Multiple Choice Handbook, Divisions A, B, D/F, E, G, H, and I ($25.00)
• NCARB Preparing for the ARE booklet and video ($85.00)
• Larry A. Paul.  ARE Practice Exam, Non-graphic Divisions ($24.95)