PASS THE ARCHITECT BOARD

EXAM MADE EASY

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ATS is a powerful way to jumpstart your own learning.

Authored by: Arch. Junje D. Rodriguez U.A.P

Book Designed Cover by: Jennifer Loba Rodriguez

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 Architecture is not a profession or a career
but consecration to justify the noble existence of man.
Frank Lloyd Wright

We are called to be architects of the future

not its victims.
Richard Buckminster Fuller

Now, are you ready to change the vision of the past?

And decode your Future coming.

And belongs to become Master Architect soon!

And if you know the truth and the truth shall set you free.

If you had applied what is written here, youll find best results that you had
never experienced been before.

This book has been processed, crafts and shaped many times in my
professional career.
 DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to all young aspiring architects who dare to become Master
Architect.

Your ages are brave enough to face the challenge of this Future Architecture.

ATS Consolidated Systematic Process and Approaches is described as new method way of
teaching for todays world development and the solution not just only for solving the
architect licensure exam but an Self-Guided Formulae or your driven process to face the
challenges of what we so called global issues which relates to the climate changes and to
the unpredictable causes and effect of the emerging global markets.

And for giving the glimpse birth of ASEAN Integration which the demand could affect the
growing development countries in which we need to develop ourselves by doing effective
ways with a systematical process through our senses; ability to create and awareness due
to highly shaped and improving ourselves through good relationship and to exercises our
right judgment and perspective, to highly moral respects and aspects through the
contribution process of professional services and experiences and the capability to improve
of personal belief. For helping into community, society, environment and as well as for the
best interest of this future technology and the love for humanity.

The Author
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Special thanks to the Good Governance of the Republic of the Philippines- Qatar Embassy -
Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture and to the United Architect of the Philippines.

For those who have founders; past presidents, mentors and faculty members at any
prestige Colleges and Universities, to UAP-Headquarters, Executive Board of UAP-Qatar
Chapter& UAP Family, fellow architects, friends and motivational speaker like:

Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Past President of Republic of the
Philippines (2001-2010) who have initiated and approved this Special Professional Licensure
Board Exam (SPLBE)

Past Philippines Doha Ambassador Crescente R. Relacion

Arch. Armando N. Alli, - Chairman of the PBoA during the day I took my SPLBE
Arch. Angeline T. Chua Chiaco & Ar. Marietta B. Segoria Members of the PBoA
Arch. Medeliano T. Roldan Jr. Past National President (2008-2009)
Arch. Isaiah Jhin Tabuzo Jr. the Founding Father of Filipino Architect-Qatar

Arch. Herman Mario Macaraas Past UAP First President (2011-2012) - Qatar
Arch. Crispin S. Manuel my longtime adviser who have influenced me to crafts and shaped
this unique principle of ATS Consolidated systematic process and approaches.
Arch. Ymir Dimalanta and Arch. Rommel Raquiomy advisers, mentors who have shaped
my professional career.
Engr. Allan David & Engr. Leo Castaos the persons who have helps me to decode the
past and giving me an in-depth analysis of the future coming.
Arch. Aristides de Paz Head of College of Architecture Rizal Technological University I
proud of you Sir Ted, and your word about your teaching is still remain in my heart.

To my beloved wife Jennifer Loba Rodriguez and her 5 kids Mary, Ken, Jen, Sheikha &
Jungmin They have always giving loves and cares me and inspirational to make this
project happens.

To my young aspirants who already have dares to use this ATS System Process Approach:
Arch. Jonar Navarro holder the position of 1st PLACER SPLBE 2010
Arch. Rodelh Lustre holder the position of 6th PLACER SPLBE 2015
Arch. Josielyn Resma holder the position of 7th PLACER SPLBE 2015

To Pastor Anthony Marzan who have always given me a powerful message comes from
God.

With your helping hand and unconditionally sharing your professional experiences and
highly moral guidance, the whole process has been completed and be given away back for
you!
TABLE OF THE CONTENTS:

FOREWORD

CHAPTER 1 Introduction of System Process 1

CHAPTER 2 Setting your Goal Becoming an Architect 7

CHAPTER 3 Collecting Architect Dictums 11

CHAPTER 4 Immersing Architecture Subject 14

CHAPTER 5 ATS in Action The Process of Making Happen 17

CHAPTER 6 Health is always your Wealth 21

CHAPTER 7 Your Final Journey Successful Architect 23

APPENDIX 1 Selected Question about ATS Pre Board Exam 28

APPENDIX 2 - Dictums of Marcus Vitruvious Pollio May I always build 40

APPENDIX 3 Shiatsu Self Massage 41

About the Author iiii

 FOREWORD
Hi there, I am Junje Diaz Rodriguez; a Registered and Licensed Architect in the Philippines,
young Entrepreneur and your Architect Board Exam Tips Provider.

This Book is written to stipulate you by achieving your goal - Spiritually, Mentally, Physically
and Financially and It will give you a glimpse of the research I have dedicated my
professional life over the past few years; to give you an in-depth Insight, unique Strategy,
dozen tons of Idea and as well as to give Enlighten, Inspiration, Mind Blowing &
Directive to exam which Ill be introducing to You by simply using this very own
Systematic Process and Approaches on how to solve the Architect Board Exam more
effectively, confidently and precisely.

For a few years ago of using this solely focused principles on the day when I first took my
Architect Board Exam SPLBE 2009-Qatar, through my mentoring experiences and for the
important decision-making process.

I have said this is a very unique strategy thats because when was the first and last time I
had undertaken the architect board exam here in Doha, Qatar that there was no proper
review center with go beyond offering on how I getting started to prepare such difficult
exams.

Therefore, I had started digging myself to study carefully. - Detail by detail, day and night -
and the ability to rediscover some Techniques which I hope that I have obtained my
license. I had started collecting review materials for out of nothing, in spite, I embraced to
believe in the existing dictums and philosophy of most great persons particularly for the
selecting of course outlined which available in the preparation for taking the Architect Board
Exam. During my time, it was not an easy process because Im regular OFW (Oversees
Filipino Worker).

Im doing my day job that I had to support my family in their need but at the same time,
Ive undergone to review and tackle all the course outlined which in my capacity to
overcome and Pass the Architect Licensure Exam.

Special Board Exam for Architect and Guideline which Im offering to those who have
professional architects and young aspiring architect all over the globe and to those who is
willing to register their name in the Philippine Roster of Architects. This is your perfect
time and chances to get it more easily by certainly follow the step-by-step of this simple,
most daring and proven ways of using this consolidated Systematic Process and
Approaches.

Over the past 8 years through my mentoring experiences for the contribution process
collecting from young aspirants, to my peers and those professional architects whore willing
to take the exam here in the Middle East or even in the Philippines. Ive developed this most
proven Principle over and over again and continuously developed well and I would strongly
suggest you use this most proven principle if you want to pass the Architect Board Exam
more effectively and desiring to list your name in the Philippine Roster of Architects or even
in ARCASIA.
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And let me explain you a bit on how the Professional Board of Architecture (PBoA) they have
prepared the question simultaneously.

The PBoA Chairman and his two members are principally focused on that three (3) aspects
of study on how they did to Prepare and Exert of such as of questions when it comes to
the preparation of questionnaires, it seems like correlated to the architect board exam
subject outlined. Meaning to say! They are doing an extensively researched (24/7) on how
they will be sorting out the specific questions on the day of your architect licensure exam.

Who knows about anything what kinds of question they have already been prepared? The
review center! I guess probably NOT. Nobody else has an idea of what type of question
they were given to the examinees. But we can predict and speculate what type of
questions they have!

The Chairman of the Board of Architecture that he or she had attended several times on
seminar, a well-educated person and more professional experiences than you, he or she
had already graduated at any prestige University and Colleges in the Philippines. Technically
speaking! He or she has this point of views on how they have prepared the questions.

The Two Members of the Board who has always supported to validate their most extensively
and tricky questions particular to the architecture subject course outlined which they will be
presented in the Professional Board of Architecture (PBoA).

Now, how youre going to answer their question precisely or Breakthrough of such kind of
questions if you dont had have enough experiences (a lot of architectural services or
professional experiences, I mean!) or even you have a lot of review materials on your hand
but you dont know how going to use it.

Hence, we need to face their challenge! And find the effective way on how to solve the
problem and answer their most intrigues question particular to the architect licensure exam.

As ATS most promising that gives you a Self-Guided Formula and Systematic Process; step
by step on how to answer the Architect Board Exam more confidently, effectively, efficiently
and precisely by simply using this most proven formula.

If you ready to Discover! Take a deep breath and just keep on reading!

The slogan PRESS ON has solved and always

will solve the problem of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge 30thUS President

What does this mean in our architect review topics? Just continues your reading to find out.

We did not come to fear the future. We came here to shape it.
Barack Obama 44th US President
Speech at 2004 Democratic Convention

And why those Theories about their Belief of two US Presidents has my daily basis on what
I have rediscovered about the past and have optimistic belief in the future coming.

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 CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION OF SYSTEM PROCESS

The Architect must have always a system to process his/her answer correctly; herewith is
some of the example questions, I extracted it from my pre-board exam, slightly modified
according to my analysis and perception.

Question 1:

As said by many, the architect is the only designer who has designed by influences of
geometrical pattern. This befalls to evidence when Eero Saarinen has been made his
imaginary principle like a parabolic ray Gateway in St. Louis, USA. Where did Eero Saarinen
inspire his masterpiece?
a. Pyramid b. Cone c. Cylinder d. Dome

Answer this question without using ATS before you continue reading.

What is your answer: _________any clue or whatever wild guess do you have?

Now, Let examine to use the systematical process of ATS (Analytical, Technical and
Scholarly Approach) which being introduced you right now.

By extracting the question, you would notice that the examiner would only be emphasizing
that you need to study the question very carefully.

A= by simply analyzing the question, why and where did Eero Saarinen do his masterpiece?
(Need picture to easily understand) Search to Mr. Google what is the gateway in St. Louis,
USA and how it looks like. Pause! Then look at the image again and start visualizing where
he found the shape or pattern.

T = technically speaking! Do we need to study which shape do Eero Saarinen inspired his
masterpiece? (Need to experiment once, be a keen observer technically speaking!)

S= this approach you can determine if your analysis is based on your parallel into your
ANALYTICAL AND TECHNICAL opinion.(Design Philosophy into Design Theory) (To General
into Specific) (From your Thought to Manifestation of Things) thats all.

By concluded through the correct answer, letter B is the correct one and why is the correct
answer. The most effective way how to solve the question or any Architect Board Exam
Questions is based upon your developing formula such as Scientifically, Technicality, and
Psychological Reasoning of what I have introduced you to use these most proven ways
Approaches or Techniques.

And I gave you hint: the answer is quietly simple.

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ANSWER KEY by using ATS Consolidated Systematic Process and Approaches.

When you look at the same image of the archway in Gateway St. Louis, USA obviously you
would find that the parabolic shape of the archway in which He derived from the cutting
plane of vertical cross section of a cone. Do you want to prove this? Use Auto CAD software
and do the exercise to believe. Place the cone on the plane surface and cut by subtracting
into the right or left side part of the cone, then you will see the parabolic shape of an
archway.

Many questions in Architect Board Exam are come across to situational basis, so be aware
and youre attentive to the given question, most of the questions are tricky and you feel
that you might be got the correct answer in the first place you see or read the question but
you are probably trapped and will get the wrong answer. Dont fall into that trap Just
remember that PBoA Chairman and his two Members is your opponent and you need to
overcome any such kind of questions in able to survive into the next question.

Take this to its logical conclusion!

The following is the other example question regarding Cost and Estimates.

1. Your Client (Mr. Mark So) wants to alter his ceiling layout on his 2 bedroom
Apartment and its located at a somewhere part in Quezon City. The size of the room
is about 6.0 Mts. And 4.8 Mts. or not less than 28.50 sq.m. In able to implement the
said alteration, your client recommends you (Architect) to design with a simple in
line. When we said simply; meaning, you must have to design and executed to
complete a set of the ceiling style and most of all, this is fitted based on your client
requirement, the height of ceiling is about 2.5 meters and having cornice all around.
How many of commercial plywood would you use in the project?

a. 14 pcs. c. 20 pcs.
b. 16 pcs. d. 24 pcs.

Now, it is your turn to analyze the question and use theATSSystematic Process and
Approaches in order to generate your precise answer.

What is your answer: _________________ any clue or guessed what?

Exercise to execute these formulas:

A =your analytical approach to the given problem. Dont satisfy in one opinion

T =test your technical ability to find the solution based your own experiences or possible
techniques. Remember before the crane introduce there is one thing would use as Pulley.

S =your scholarly approach in the situation when you traced back through your wistful
thinking, there is a little voice that you will discern that your decision is right.

Extracting your correct answer is by using this simple, most daring and proven
ways formula.
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 And now you can make more actively and build your own strategy bases on the
same principle.

MY QUICK OVERVIEW ABOUT THE ARCHITECT BOARD EXAM

What is the Architect Board Exam at your own discretion? Architect Board Exam is a
professional procedural process for those who have candidates to Passing and licensing
examination for Architects. It is composed of one (1) Chairman of the Board and two (2)
members which is duly accredited and organized by PBoA (Professional Board of
Architecture) and Regulated by the Professional Organization in the Philippines the
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

Answering the Architect Board Exam is not an easy process; this is not like a Periodical or
Quiz Bee exam which we experienced some year back in our Colleges. I will bring it to first
to defines clearly because I just want this could be clear for every Reviwees on how they
can prepare and get started while they wanted to undergone of the said exam.

Many Reviwees failed in the Architect Board exam because they were might be getting the
wrong information and wrong perception on how they were supposed to do these
extensively things to get a ride on the correct answer. When you get a wrong idea perhaps
the entire exam will be filled-up with the wrong interpretation.

Find the following common conceptualization when it comes to preparing and taking your
Architect Board exam or just like similar that; I would strongly advise you NOT to use this
common strategy of most average people.

Old School Thought This is a collection of old reviwees thought who share common
outlook of philosophy and belief related Architect Board Exam but the information
they gathered will be never applicable to often used by todays development. You
should find an effective way how you could overcome their questions.

Bahala na si Batman Process This is usually and common mindset of most of the
reviwees while taking and want to undergo the exam, if you have a mindset the
same of what mentioning here, be careful! Even Batman is disappointing to give you
the correct answer. The reason why He (Batman) never help you just because
assuming there are one thousand(1,000) candidates to take this advantage for the
upcoming Architect Board Exam and if you had the same mindset do you know what
would happen next assuming you just take the exam now? He (Batman) not giving
you any clue because his power is limited only for one (1) up to ten (10)reviwees.
Dont compete them instead find you luck to getting a correct analysis and arrive
your precise answer.

MI-NI-MI-MO Process obviously when the word MO falls apart on whichever in the
choices this would suppose to be the answer.

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Over a decade Ive been discovered such thing that we can able to formulate it by simplest
using of ATS Consolidated Systematic Process and Approaches.

It is very simple for you if you have a Clear Definition on the subject matter.

In the battlefield the usual setup that there is two competitors in one conflict, the other side
is the Opponent and the other side is the Defender.

Your Opponent is the PRC and PBoA, as a defender you must need to establish your
fortress to defend your thought against to your opponent.

This is my suggestion on how you establish your fortress strongly and effectively:

Increase your Reading Comprehension read more books as you can especially
those books that can give you encourage reading them.
Read reference book only instead of unnecessary book while you have undergone
your review session. Best Books are Book of Francis D.K Ching and Arch. Salvan
Listen to your adviser and do what he does imply to do, consider it as your training
ground and places to practice for executing your ability to improve yourself.
Collect previous architect board exam and never forget to practice to answering it.
Did you know All topnotch were doing it!
Observe that there is a pattern in the Architect Board exam. Learn how to discover it

TIPS ON HOW TO SOLVE THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROBLEM

1. First you need to plot the given problem, you must to draw.
Always try to find key word.
2. Draw the North Orientation.

3. Key word example is 80.00 meters frontage to South, so measure 80.00 meters
similar like this:

4. Then draw the rectangular lot or square lot only.

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 5. establish the RROW take note always refer to the Table listed in the NBCP
6. Check the Rule VII and Rule VIII of the NBCP, establish the required setback
according to the example of 30.00 meters RROW.
7. Compute the depth of the property if there is not mention in the given problem.
8. Identify the type of lot be cleared on it because you can easily to identify the
AMBF, PSO, ISA, USA, Required setback, Building Height Limit, FLAR etc.
9. Zoning is one of the most important to know which places are very noisy and need
require for the buffering example of Fire wall, planting Tress and Hedges.
10. Draw the prevailing wind and sunpath orientation, dont underestimate not to
understand those things during my exam I have encounter such kind that question.

Given the Project Site Orientation, from what direction shall the Amihan wind come
from?
a. East b. Southwest (SW) c. SouthEast (SE) d. NorthEast (NE)

Given the Project Site Orientation, what are the dominant sun-paths for the
property?

a. SW to SE and NW to NE c. SE to SW and NE to NW
b. SE to NW and NE to SW d. SW to NE and NW to SE

11. Establish the level as well, to identify the slope in the given problem.
12. Now look the finish product of your Architecture Design and Site Analysis.
13. Dont think out of the Blue. No trapezoidal or Circle Lot in the Given Problem.

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ATS consolidated system process is the effective process on How to prepare

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your name in ARCASIA.

It takes a very throughout look the following chapter:

Introduction of ATS (ANALYTICAL, TECHNICAL & SCHOLARLY) system

process approach
Setting your Goal Becoming an Architect
Collecting Architect Dictums
Immersing Architecture Subject
ATS in Action The Process of Making Happen
Health is always your Wealth
Final Journey Successful Architect
Sample Question Pre Board Exam your flashcard to actual exam
Understanding Marcus Vitruvious Pollio Dictums
Shiatsu Self Massage the most effective way of self-massage

This unique strategy originally owned by Arch. Crispin S. Manuel U.A.P, my

long time mentor. - Which I have been developed and gathered over the past
few years through my professional experiences and services.

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