ARE Live: Project Planning & Design Mock Exam | ARE 5.0 PPD Exam 2025

Join Black Spectacles and architect Chris Hopstock to learn the best study strategies for passing the PPD exam. On this episode of ARE Live, we walk through a mock exam for the Project Planning & Design division of the ARE 5.0. You'll learn about the PPD exam and we'll cover knowledge and skills related to evaluating site topography and its impact on design decisions, incorporating stormwater management and grading in site planning, integrating structural systems based on program and form, evaluating structural systems relative to spatial requirements & function and applying code and program requirements to unit layouts. Timestamps: 04:25 - Question No. 1 9:24 - Question No. 2 13:33 - Question No. 3 20:44 - Question No. 4 27:59 - Question No. 5 See previous episodes or register for the next ARE Live at https://www.blackspectacles.com/podcast