(January 8, 2026 @ 6pm ET) 40 Minutes of Competence PA Study Session: Problem Solving - An Expert’s Process for Answering ARE Questions

Join us for our interactive quiz-style 40 Minutes of Competence, where you'll compete against one of our team members to see who can answer the most ARE questions correctly. You may come away with helpful insights about these exams whether your answers are right or wrong.

Relevant Exam Division: Programming & Analysis (PA)

These study sessions are free and open to all, not just Amber Book subscribers, so join us this Thursday at 6pm ET: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83922907346

You’ll take the first five minutes of class to answer this week's question alone, but if you would like to get a head-start on that, here is the assignment:

An architect has just been hired by a client to design a theme park auditorium. The project is in pre-design. Which tasks are involved in this phase? Select the 4 best answers.

 

A. Establish the number of seats in the auditorium

B. Establish the overall project budget

C. Decision whether (or not) to pursue LEED or other sustainability rating

D. Initial building orientation decisions with an eye toward passive heating

E. Initial form option sketches are drawn

F. Verify the site has enough park-goers walking by to sustain a proper-sized audience for the planned show inside