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ARE 5.0 means big decisions for emerging professionals
November 7, 2016
With the launch of ARE 5.0, future architects have to choose which exam path suits them best
For the next 18 months, future architects will have more exam options than ever before at their fingertips. On November 1, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) launched , the next version of their architecture licensure exams.
The first new version in eight years, ARE 5.0 is NCARB's reassurance that its exams will stay relevant with current practice. Its divisions—six instead of ARE 4.0's seven—include Practice Management, Project Management, and Project Planning & Design, an attempt to better test emerging architects on elements of daily architecture work. It will also include case studies and adopt a more modern, graphical feel throughout, as opposed to the dated and pixelated graphic vignettes that will be retired with ARE 4.0.