Arch LunchboxHi, I'm Brian. I help people pass the ARE®.
I’m Brian! I’m a California-licensed Architect, AIA, Associate DBIA, LEED AP BD+C, and a Magna Cum Laude graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from USC. I also am an Architectural Exam Prep Coach, and my goal is helping others who are currently feeling lost, confused, overwhelmed, or intimidated by the AREs.
I tutor all six ARE® 5.0 divisions (PcM, PjM, PA, PPD, PDD, and CE). I coach candidates through these exams with study plans that are direct, efficient, and accountable. I provide targeted outlines, module-based learning material, problem sets, frameworks, and practice prompts. Although these exams are tough, they’re very winnable with clear goals, targeted practice, and smart strategy.
When I'm not tutoring, I'm working in practice, which means our sessions use realistic examples informed by current professional practice, not flash cards.
Excited to be on this journey with you :-)
How I teach
- ✓Small pieces, full honesty. You rate your confidence on every module, so we always know exactly what to work on next, no comfortable re-reading of things you already know.
- ✓The misconception is the lesson. Certain ideas trip up candidates again and again. Every module names the common misconception before it can trip you up.
- ✓Diagrams over paragraphs. Contract relationships, the MacLeamy curve, repose timelines. If it can be drawn, it's drawn.
- ✓Realistic context. Abstract clauses stick when you've seen where they bite in current professional practice.