Grade-2 Registered Architect (China) study guide
Grade-2 Registered Architect (China) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Grade-2 Registered Architect (二级注册建筑师) is a Chinese professional practice credential for architects who design small- to medium-scale buildings. It sits below the Grade-1 architect and is typically pursued by graduates in architecture or related built-environment fields who want signing rights and independent practice scope within the limits set by national regulation. The Grade-2 Registered Architect (China) study guide has 7 sections and about 2,870 words.
01Architectural Design (Design Studio / 建筑构造与详图作图)
The 建筑构造与详图作图 paper is the drawing test of the Grade-2 exam (二级注册建筑师作图题). A brief - a small building, a site plan, or a named node - must be turned into plans, sections and details that a builder could actually use.
483 words, about 2 min02Architectural Design (Building Design / 建筑设计)
建筑设计 tests schematic design judgement: site layout, functional zoning, circulation, fire safety and accessibility, all traced back to 民用建筑设计统一标准 GB 50352 and 建筑设计防火规范 GB 50016. Questions are usually small cases - a site with a brief - where one governing rule decides the answer.
423 words, about 2 min03Building Structures and Structural Selection (建筑结构与结构选型)
建筑结构与结构选型 asks whether you can choose a sensible system and read the numbers behind it - loads, height limits, seismic detailing - without running a full design. Most questions are selection or ratio questions, not member design.
405 words, about 2 min04Building Construction and Detailing (建筑构造与详图)
建筑构造与详图 tests whether you know how building parts are actually assembled: foundations, damp-proofing, waterproofing, roofs, stairs, movement joints and curtain walls. The paper rewards remembered dimensions and layer order, not invention.
409 words, about 2 min05Building Physics and Building Services (建筑物理与建筑设备)
建筑物理与建筑设备 covers what the user feels but never sees: thermal performance, acoustics, daylight, and the water, air and fire systems. Numerical questions come from a small set of formulas and limits.
398 words, about 2 min06Building Materials and Construction (建筑材料与构造)
建筑材料与构造 tests material selection and the measured properties behind it: cement type, concrete grade, mortar, steel grade, waterproofing and insulation. Questions often turn on one number or one incompatibility.
383 words, about 2 min07Professional Practice, Laws and Regulations (法律、法规、经济与施工)
法律、法规、经济与施工 covers the regulatory and commercial frame of practice: 建筑法, 注册建筑师条例, 招标投标法, permits, completion acceptance, 建筑面积 calculation and design fees. The marks come from exact thresholds.
369 words, about 2 min