The Examination for Architects in Canada, or ExAC, is a professional
licensure
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examination for
architects
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in most of
Canada
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. It has been adopted by all of the Canadian Licensing Authorities. It is an alternative to the
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maintained by the
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
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(NCARB).
The governing body for the ExAC is the
Pan-Canadian ExAC Committee.
The first examination was held on November 17 & 18, 2008.
Sections
The contents of each of the ExAC sections are as follows:
ExAC Section 1
* Programming
* Site and Environmental Analysis
* Cost Management
* Coordinating Engineering Systems
* Schematic Design
* Design Development
ExAc Section 2
* National Building Code 2010 Edition
ExAC Section 3
* Final Project
ExAC Section 4
* Bidding and Contract Negotiations
* Construction Phase - Office
* Construction Phase - Site
* Project Management
See also
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Architecture of Canada
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*
Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada
The Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada (SSAC) is a learned society devoted to the examination of the role of the built environment in Canadian society. Its membership includes structural and landscape architects, architectural histor ...
*
Canadian Centre for Architecture
The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA; french: Centre Canadien d'Architecture) is a museum of architecture and research centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 1920, rue Baile (1920, Baile Street), between rue Fort (Fort Street ...
References
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Architecture in Canada ''
The Canadian Encyclopedia
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Available f ...
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*Kalman, Harold D. ''A History of Canadian Architecture.'' Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1994.
External links
Examination for Architects in Canada website
Professional certification in architecture
Architecture in Canada