PRC ALE case studies
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The Architect Licensure Examination (ALE) is the Philippine board examination administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) through the Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture. Passing it, together with the PRC's other registration requirements, is the route to becoming a licensed architect and lawfully using the title Architect in the Philippines. The PRC ALE case studies are 5 cases and about 4,794 words.
1The 1936 Municipal Hall: Conservation Decisions Under Pressure
A 1936 neoclassical municipal hall stands on a 3,000 m2 corner lot in a provincial capital. It has a 1,150 m2 footprint over two floors plus a raised basement, and was declared an Important Cultural Property in 2019.
1,042 words, about 5 min2A Corner Lot That Cannot Hold Its Own Parking
A 60 m by 80 m corner lot fronts a 15 m right-of-way. The owner proposes a six-storey building, 60% commercial and 40% residential by floor area, at the maximum lot occupancy.
832 words, about 4 min3Siting a 120-Bed Hospital on a 12% Slope
A 1.8-hectare hillside site falls at an average 12% from a 10 m provincial road on the northeast boundary toward the sea on the west. The client wants a 120-bed, three-storey hospital with an emergency department, a 2,500 m2 building footprint, a sewage treatment plant, two 500 kVA generator sets, an LPG bulk tank and an ambulance drop-off.
1,004 words, about 5 min4Failing Cylinders, a Cut Shear Wall and a Soft Ground Floor
A five-storey, 2,400 m2 office building has an open ground floor used for parking, formed with perimeter columns only and no infill walls. At the third floor a 3.5 m reinforced concrete cantilever projects over the entrance canopy.
1,015 words, about 5 min5No Contract, A Borrowed Plan, and a Sagging Slab
Architect X was engaged verbally by a developer for the complete design of a 2,400 m2, four-storey commercial building, at 5% of construction cost. X prepared schematic and design development drawings, and the building permit was issued on X's signed and sealed plans.
901 words, about 5 min