Arch LunchboxA modular approach for the most efficient and convenient ARE® study guide
Arch Lunchbox modules break each ARE® 5.0 division into focused study cards: the concepts, contract clauses, formulas, and diagrams you actually get tested on, each capped with an exam-style practice question.
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- All six divisions, live today
- 561 modules
- 850+ exam-style questions
- 350+ diagrams
- Timed section quizzes
- Private confidence tracking and notes
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Brian is a licensed architect who works with a few candidates each week, so each session is built around where you actually are. Bring the modules that aren’t clicking yet, and you’ll leave knowing exactly what to study next.
Every division, the same calm system.
Each ARE® 5.0 division becomes a library of numbered modules grouped by NCARB® section: PcM practice questions on the AIA contract family, PPD study modules on codes and systems integration, and everything in between. Study them in order, quiz yourself by section, and rate your confidence as you go.
Content is maintained against NCARB®’s current ARE® 5.0 specifications, including the exam objective and case-study changes effective April 27, 2026.
Practice Management
Ethics, firm operations, standard of care, insurance, finance formulas, delivery methods & the AIA contract family.
PjMProject Management
Schedules, fees and work planning, contracts in action, project team coordination, and quality control.
PAProgramming & Analysis
Programming, site analysis, zoning & entitlements, climate-responsive design, project financing, and building codes.
PPDProject Planning & Design
Schematic design thinking: codes, systems integration, and design logic.
PDDProject Development & Documentation
Detailing, specifications, and the documents that make buildings real.
CEConstruction & Evaluation
Preconstruction, bidding, construction administration, payments, closeout, and building systems evaluation.
Built like flashcards. Layered like a textbook.
Open any module and you get the full picture: purpose, the testable rules, the trap NCARB® wants you to fall for, and a practice question to prove you've got it.
Rich study cards
Key rules, comparison tables, AIA clause references, formulas, and exam traps, distilled from the source material, never padded.
Exam-style questions
Every module ends with an ARE®-style question: pick an answer, reveal the logic, and learn why the wrong options are wrong.
The diagrams that matter
MacLeamy curves, contract relationship maps, IMAL ladders, timelines, redrawn cleanly and attached to the module they belong to.
Section quizzes
Timed-feel quizzes per NCARB® section keep you honest about what's actually sticking before exam day.
Confidence tracking
Rate every module low / medium / high, filter to what's weak, and add your own notes, all saved privately to your account and synced across devices.
Sized for a lunch break
Each module is a few minutes of focused reading, not a chapter. Start one on your phone between meetings and pick it up on a laptop that night.
Summary
Key points
Exam trap
Practice question
Pick an answer to check yourself ↑
Studying that actually sticks.
What candidates say after working with Brian:
Brian has been incredible help throughout my ARE® journey and helped me pass my second exam with just three weeks of working with him. He is exceptionally versed in the subjects of the built environment and contracts.
It has been exactly what I needed for not only good information, but him making sure I am digesting and fully understanding the context we go over. Along with that, he is extremely well organized and thorough.
He’s intuitive enough to pick up on your weaknesses and come up with great strategies to improve on them. If you are studying for the architects exam, he’s absolutely the tutor you want to have.
Your next division starts with module No. 01.
Pick a division, open a module, and feel it click. Fast, visual cards cut straight to what the exam actually tests: the traps, the diagrams, the frameworks. One free account, no install, no fluff. Five minutes in, you'll wonder where this was all along.