ALE REVIEW MATERIALS OUTLINE GUIDE :

00 – PART 1 (DAY AM) HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE, THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE, PRINCIPLES OF

PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE
➢ INTRODUCTION
• HISTORY
• HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE
• HISTORIC STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE
• ORIGIN OF ARCHITECTURE
• FACTORS AFFECTING THE STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE
➢ PRE-HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE
• CENTERS OF DEVELOPMENT
• DOLMEN, MENHIR, CROMLECH
➢ HISTORIC STYLES OF ARCHITECTURE
• PERIOD/EXTENT AND CENTERS OF DEVELOPMENT
• FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLE (HISTORICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIO-CULTURAL)
• GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (ARCHITECTURAL, STRUCTURAL, DECORATIVE)
• GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS
• NOTABLE EXAMPLES
• ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE AND THE WESTERN SUCCESSION
o EGYPTIAN
o WEST ASIATIC
o GREEK
o ROMAN
o EARLY CHRISTIAN
o BYZANTINE
o ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE IN EUROPE
o GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN EUROPE
o RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN EUROPE
o NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY IN GREAT BRITAIN
o ARCHITECTURE OF AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND
o NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE
o ARCHITECTURE OF THE AMERICAS
• ARCHITECTURE IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION
• ARCHITECTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES
o ARCHITECTURAL LEGACIES
o ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, AND RESTORATION
o PILLARS OF PHILIPPINE ARCHITECTURE
THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE
➢ INTRODUCTION
• THE NATURE OF ARCHITECTURE
• ARCHITECTURE AS ART AND SCIENCE
• PROCESSES IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
➢ ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE AND BASIC PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
• NEED-SPECIFIC ELEMENTS
• STRUCTURAL, CIRCULATORY PROTECTIVE, AND DECORATIVE ELEMENTS
• INFLUENCES IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
• BASIC PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
➢ DESIGN PERCEPTION
• ANTHROPOMETRIC BASIS OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
• SPACE ARTICULATION AND TERRITORIALITY
• VISUAL AND PERCEPTUAL LANGUAGE
• PSYCHOLOGY OF SPACE
• PROXEMICS AND CULTURE
➢ TROPICAL ARCHITECTURE
• INFLUENCES AND ELEMENTS OF TROPICAL ARCHITECTURE
• SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF TROPICAL ARCHITECTURE
➢ MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE
• PHILOSOPHIES OF GREAT ARCHITECTS
• EXAMPLES OF GREAT WORKS
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
➢ CERTIFICATION OF ARCHITECTS AND STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
• STATUTES REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES
• PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION OF ARCHITECTS
• ARCHITECTS- CODE OF ETHICS
• RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PROFESSION
• SPECTRUM OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES
• ARCHITECTURAL FEES AND CHARGES
• ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS
➢ BUILDING STANDARDS, LAWS, AND REGULATIONS
• ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-RELATED LAWS
• LAWS ON REAL ESTATE AND SUBDIVISIONS
• LAWS ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
➢ ASPECTS OF ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
• OPERATING DIVISIONS OF ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, ADMINISTRATION, AND MANAGEMENT (WITH
EMPHASIS ON PREPARATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS)
• SPECIFICATIONS WRITING AND QUANTITY SURVEYING
• LEGAL AND BUSINESS ASPECTS OF ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
THEORY AND PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
➢ GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
• DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATION
• HISTORY AND SCOPE OF PLANNING
• GENERAL PLANNING PROCESS
➢ URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN
• HISTORY OF THE CITY AND THE REGION
• THEORIES OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
• COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
• LAND USE PLANNING
• URBAN DESIGN
• URBANIZATION AND URBAN SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
➢ HOUSING AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PLANNING
• DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION
• HOUSING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
• HOUSING FINANCE, PRODUCTION, AND PRACTICES
➢ THE ART AND SCIENCE OF SITE PLANNING AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
• SITE ANALYSIS AND SITE DEVELOPMENT
• LANDSCAPE DESIGN
• PRIMARY CONSIDERATIONS IN SITE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (PHYSICAL AND AESTHETIC, ECOLOGICAL, SOCIO-
PSYCHOLOGICAL, MANAGEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE).
00 – PART 2 (DAY 1 PM) UTILITIES SYSTEMS/STRUCTURAL CONCEPTUALIZATION/BUILDING
MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION
BUILDING UTILITIES
➢ SANITARY AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
• WATER SOURCE, STORAGE, SUPPLY, AND DISTRIBUTION
• PLUMBING ROUGHING-IN AND FIXTURES
• DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
• WASTE DISPOSAL, TREATMENT, AND RECYCLING
➢ MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
• HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
• CONVEYORS AND OTHER BUILDING MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
➢ ELECTRICAL AND OTHER POWER SYSTEMS
• ELECTRICAL POWER AND LIGHTING SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION, AND FIXTURES
• ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE AND ALTERNATIVE POWER SOURCES
➢ ACOUSTICS AND ILLUMINATION
• THE PSYCHO-PHYSICS OF ACOUSTICS AND LIGHTING
• ACOUSTICAL TREATMENT AND CORRECTIONS
➢ DISASTER PREVENTION AND PROTECTION SYSTEMS; SECURITY SYSTEMS
• BUILDING FIRE-FIGHTING, PREVENTION, AND PROTECTION APPARATUS
• INSTALLATION AND/OR CONSTRUCTION
• MATERIALS AND FIXTURES
• DISASTER PREVENTION AND MITIGATION SYSTEMS
➢ COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
• ELECTRONICS SYSTEM
• TELEPHONE, INTERCOM, CABLE TV, AUDIO/VIDEO FACILITIES, PA SYSTEM
➢ HIGH-TECH SYSTEMS
• APPLICATION IN BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
• ROBOTICS
• INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS

BUILDING MATERIALS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION

➢ TIMBER
➢ REINFORCED CONCRETE
➢ STRUCTURAL STEEL
➢ COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
➢ ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION METHODS
➢ CIVIL WORKS
➢ CARPENTRY AND JOINERY
➢ CONCRETE AND MASONRY
➢ SHEET METAL AND TINSMITHRY
➢ STRUCTURAL STEEL
➢ CONCRETE AND REINFORCED CONCRETE
➢ WATERPROOFING, DAMPROOFING, AND INSULATION
➢ GLASS AND GLAZING
➢ PAINTING AND VARNISHING
➢ FENESTRATION
➢ HARDWARE
➢ SPECIALIZED WORKS (BANK VAULTS; SIGNAGE; ETC.)
00 – PART 3 (DAY 2) ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND SITE PLANNING
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND SITE PLANNING
➢ RESIDENTIAL
• RESIDENTIAL HOUSES AND SUBDIVISIONS, APARTMENT, HOUSING FOR SPECIAL GROUPS (LOW-COST HOUSING, HOUSING FOR
THE AGED ETC.)
• LODGING HOUSES, ETC.
➢ COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS
• BUSINESS (OFFICE, BANK, HOTEL, ETC.)
• COMMERCIAL (DEPARTMENT STORE, MARKET, RETAIL STORE, ETC.)
• MIXED BUSINESS-COMMERCIAL OR MIXED BUSINESS-RESIDENTIAL
➢ INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL
• LARGE-SCALE INDUSTRY (MANUFACTURING, SHIPYARD, ETC.)
• SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRY (FACTORY, CINEMA STUDIO, ETC.)
• MIXED INDUSTRIAL-RESIDENTIAL
• INDUSTRIAL ESTATE/AGRO-INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT
➢ PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT
• EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL (SCHOOLS, RESEARCH LABORATORY, PUBLIC HALL, LIBRARY, MUSEUM, HISTORICAL/
MONUMENTAL BUILDING/STRUCTURES, ETC.)
• HEALTH AND MEDICAL (HOSPITAL/CLINIC, HEALTH FITNESS CLUB, SPECIALIZED MEDICAL CENTER, ETC.)
• GOVERNMENTAL AND QUASI-PUBLIC (NATIONAL OR PUBLIC BUILDING, POLICE/FIRE STATIONS, EMBASSY/CONSULATE,
PENITENTIARY, ETC.)
• PARKS AND RECREATIONAL (ECOLOGICAL/BOTANICAL GARDENS, THEATER, CINEMA, CASINO, BEACH RESORT, ETC.)
• SPORTS AND ATHLETICS (SPORTS PLAZA, STADIUM, GYMNASIUM, GOLF COURSE, TENNIS/BASKETBALL COURTS, BILLIARD HALL,
ETC.)
• RELIGIOUS AND FUNERARY (CHURCH, TEMPLE, MOSQUE, MONASTERY, CONVENT, SEMINARY, CREMATORIUM, MEMORIAL PARK,
CEMETERY, ETC.)
➢ FACILITIES
• TRANSPORTATION (AIRPORT, SEAPORT, RAILWAY STATION, TERMINAL, PORT FACILITIES, PIER, ETC.)
• SERVICE (POWER STATION, WATER TREATMENT/FILTERING PLANT, SEWERAGE, CREMATORY, SLAUGHTERHOUSE, TV-RADIO-
TELEPHONE STATIONS, NEWSPAPER PLANT, ETC.)
• MILITARY (MILITARY CAMP, DEPOT, ETC.)
➢ COMPLEX PROJECTS (INVOLVING A COMBINATION OF SEVERAL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES IN A GIVEN SITE OR AREA).

01 – PAST BOARD EXAMS (SUMMARY AND COLLECTIVE PAST BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS)
COMPILED SURVEYED PAST BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS
ALE QUESTIONS FROM JAN 2006 TO JAN 2022

01 – PRACTICE QUESTIONS ON ALL TOPICS

PRACTICE QUESTIONS GATHERED FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES FOR ALL TOPICS CONCERNED
ANSWER KEYS FOR PRACTICE QUESTIONS
SELF ASSESSMENT TESTS

02 – COLLATED MATERIALS FROM PREVIOUS ALE TAKERS

ADDITIONAL REVIEW MATERIALS FROM PREVIOUS ALE PASSERS
MOCK BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM PRVIOUS ALE PASSERS
SOME REVIEW MATERIALS ARE REPEATED, PLEASE DISREGARD
02 – CONDESED MATERIALS (SUMMARIZED REVIEWER FOR ALL TOPICS)
SUMMARIZED REVIEWERS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
SUMMARIZED REVIEWERS FROM PREVIOUS ALE PASSERS
IMOHTEP TABLES 2018
SAMIONIAN SUMMARIZED REVIEWER
ARKITEKNIK SUMMARIZED REVIEWER
COMPRESSED NOTES ON UAP SPP SERIES OF 2010
SUMMARIZED REFRESHERS

02 – REFERENCES FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES (ANNEXES)

ARCHITECTURE BOOKS ABOUT DESIGN STANDARDS
BUILDING LAWS (PD 1096, RA 9514, BP 344, BP 220, RA 9266, UAP SPP DOCS, NSCP 2015, CIVIL CODE)
ADDITIONAL TABLE REFERENCES
REVIEW MATERIALS FROM FB GROUPS
ADDITIONAL MOCKUPS

03 – REVIEW CENTERS (REVIEW MATERIALS FROM REVIEW CENTERS AND MOCK BOARD EXAMS)
REVIEW MATERIALS FROM REVIEW CENTERS
➢ CDEP
➢ ATLAS
➢ FOUNDREE
➢ JPT
➢ TAPPS
➢ TAPNATSER
MOCK BOARD EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWER KEYS
REFRESHER MATRIALS FROM REVIEW CENTERS
BONUS FILES