# ARE Live: PA Mock Exam May 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Programming & Analysis\ **Tags:** are-live\ **Created:** [May 18, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819 "2026-05-18T22:01:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![patrickfinnigan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/patrickfinnigan/32/1634_2.png) [@patrickfinnigan](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/patrickfinnigan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/1 "2026-05-18T22:01:01Z")
Join Black Spectacles and architect Chris Hopstock on Wednesday, May 20th at noon CT for a deep dive into the Programming & Analysis division with a mock practice exam on this episode of ARE Live! **[Click here to watch ARE Live.](https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5220338726873548891)** **[Click here to sign up for the next ARE Live episode for a PDD Mock Exam.](https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4198703309332084314)** Everyone who posts in this thread today will be eligible to win a free Black Spectacles t-shirt - so don’t hesitate to drop a friendly “Hello!”. ---
**Author:** ![patrickfinnigan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/patrickfinnigan/32/1634_2.png) [@patrickfinnigan](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/patrickfinnigan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/2 "2026-05-18T22:01:19Z")
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**Author:** ![patrickfinnigan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/patrickfinnigan/32/1634_2.png) [@patrickfinnigan](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/patrickfinnigan)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/3 "2026-05-20T16:40:23Z")
Good morning from Los Angeles! ---
**Author:** ![jmochelle](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/jmochelle/32/1890_2.png) [@jmochelle](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/jmochelle)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/4 "2026-05-20T17:02:10Z")
Good morning from Manhattan! ---
**Author:** ![ankatayeva](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/2.png) [@ankatayeva](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/ankatayeva)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/5 "2026-05-20T17:04:51Z")
Good Afternoon from Atlanta! ---
**Author:** ![jsilva](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/26.png) [@jsilva](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/jsilva)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/6 "2026-05-20T17:07:34Z")
Hello from New Jersey! ---
**Author:** ![patrickfinnigan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/patrickfinnigan/32/1634_2.png) [@patrickfinnigan](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/patrickfinnigan)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/7 "2026-05-20T17:07:56Z")
If you have any questions during ARE Live, drop them in this thread as a reply and I’ll bring them up live to Chris! ---
**Author:** ![Joseph.VanderPluym](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/15.png) [@Joseph.VanderPluym](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/Joseph.VanderPluym)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/8 "2026-05-20T17:08:41Z")
Hello from Dallas ---
**Author:** ![lemayhm842](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/4.png) [@lemayhm842](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/lemayhm842)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/9 "2026-05-20T17:08:49Z")
Hello from Florida! ---
**Author:** ![danielaayers](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/21.png) [@danielaayers](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/danielaayers)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/10 "2026-05-20T17:09:09Z")
Good afternoon from Wilmington N.C.! ---
**Author:** ![daveoneill](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/12.png) [@daveoneill](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/daveoneill)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/11 "2026-05-20T17:12:12Z")
Good afternoon. I WANT A SHIRT! Forget it, you dont have my size, i am fat. ---
**Author:** ![lfortier](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/18.png) [@lfortier](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/lfortier)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/12 "2026-05-20T17:12:41Z")
Hi from South Florida! ---
**Author:** ![ylourdes84](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/12.png) [@ylourdes84](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/ylourdes84)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/13 "2026-05-20T17:13:35Z")
Good afternoon from Florida!!! ---
**Author:** ![mikegm85](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/22.png) [@mikegm85](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/mikegm85)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/14 "2026-05-20T17:15:50Z")
Hi from ABQ! ---
**Author:** ![kartikey50](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/6.png) [@kartikey50](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/kartikey50)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/15 "2026-05-20T17:17:59Z")
Hi from San Jose, Califoria ---
**Author:** ![kinney.bresheena](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/26.png) [@kinney.bresheena](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/kinney.bresheena)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/16 "2026-05-20T17:27:22Z")
Hello from Florida! ---
**Author:** ![ankatayeva](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/2.png) [@ankatayeva](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/ankatayeva)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/17 "2026-05-20T17:29:05Z")
Chris, could you please elaborate on Allowable use regulations option in question 3? What it exactly referring to? ---
**Author:** ![ankatayeva](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/2.png) [@ankatayeva](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/ankatayeva)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/18 "2026-05-20T17:31:52Z")
Thank you so much! ---
**Author:** ![ankatayeva](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/2.png) [@ankatayeva](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/ankatayeva)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/19 "2026-05-20T17:45:25Z")
Should we be worried about word “speculative” in the description of the project in question 5? ---
**Author:** ![kinney.bresheena](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/26.png) [@kinney.bresheena](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/kinney.bresheena)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819/20 "2026-05-20T17:49:58Z")
Regarding the maximizing saleable area note in question 5, would you consider an atrium useable or rentable space? [Next page](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/are-live-pa-mock-exam-may-2026/7819.md?page=2)