Think of Amber Book as a university-level course, if the university-level course were focused on making sure you pass the ARE® 5.0 and getting you licensed!
Love us or drop us. We think you’ll love our curriculum. But no hard feelings if you don’t. Firms are required to make an upfront annual payment. If you are not satisfied with the course, we offer a money-back guarantee. Please contact us about our policy at info@amberbook.com.
Animated course material
375-page illustrated workbook
Case study examples
Digital flashcards
Practice exams – Divisional
Practice exams – Walking the ARE
Panic notes
20-Minute one-on-ones (unlimited!)
FREE weekly Amber Hive study sessions
Narrated by Amber Book creator Michael Ermann, our animated videos are captioned, illustrative, and fun! Each video is self-paced, so students can pause when they need a break, rewind if they miss something, and stop when they need a nap.
Us, too. Through 50 hours of beautifully animated videos narrated by Amber Book creator Michael Ermann, this course will take you through topics like systems, construction, site planning and analysis, codes, and professional practice content. The videos will probably take you around 150 hours to complete, assuming you pause to take notes, or need a quick rewind to make sure you’re really grasping a concept.
With Amber Book by your side, it really doesn’t matter. We know life gets busy, so this course is completely self-guided, meaning you can go 100% at your own pace.
What’s more, you’ll have full access to the Amber Book library suite, including all videos, case studies, panic notes, and so much more. Pick your speed. We’re here for you.
Each option includes full access to the Amber Book library suite, including all videos, case studies, FREE one-on-ones, and everything else detailed above.
Ready to start learning. Your Pathway to Licensure Starts Here!
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*Limited time offer. **The price is set on a sliding scale that decreases depending on the number of users enrolled. This represents the breakdown per user, per month. Subscriptions are billed annually. Any applicable taxes are not included.
Written by course creator Michael Ermann, “Nine Tips for Passing the ARE 5.0” is an insanely useful guide to help you pass the ARE 5.0 in far less time than the national average. From advice on how to own your content to how to properly pace yourself, this guide is chock full of valuable tips that’ll boost your confidence and your chances of success. Because we don’t just want you to pass the ARE 5.0; we want you to own it.
So…why Amber Book? It’s easy: the highest likelihood of passing in the fewest number of hours studying.
Also, we get you. You’re a visual learner, so we’ve ditched traditional lectures for more ENGAGING resources, like
50+ hours of highly animated videos
600+ practice problems with visually engaging explanations, and
800+ digital flashcards.
And finally, we care about more than making sure you pass (which you will). The Amber Hive sharpens your interactions; the videos deepen your architectural knowledge; the case studies give you real-world context; and the one-on-ones encourage and support you. Because at Amber Book, we support architects who want to build a better built environment, not just add to it.
The course videos can only be streamed. As well, the flashcards and practice exams can only be accessed with an internet connection.
Some supplemental materials are downloadable such as the panic notes and a PDF of the workbook.
You are able to cancel your active subscription and then re-enroll whenever you’re ready to resume. Amber Book is a monthly subscription and not offered for partial months.
To make changes to your account, go to your Amber Book profile. You can access this at the top right corner of our website. Then go to the “Billing” tab to cancel your subscription.
When you cancel your active subscription, you will always still have access to the course until the date your subscription would have renewed. Since you retain access to the course until the date of your next renewal, you could cancel any time and have access to the course until the date of your next renewal. We want you to maximize your study time, not worry about waiting until the last moment to cancel.
If you initially signed up with a coupon code, please email us at info@amberbook.com. Otherwise you can reenroll anytime at checkout.
No, this is a monthly subscription.
Your access to the course will expire at 00:00 UTC on the date that your subscription would normally renew or on the date it will expire.
For example, if you see that your subscription will renew/expire on November 1st, this means you would have access to the course up until 00:00 UTC November 1st.*
*Given how UTC works- Universal Time Coordinated - in this example, renewal would occur or access would end on October 31st at 8pm ET.
Your subscription will renew and/or you will be charged exactly the same date and time you started. If you enrolled at 5:38 PM on the 18th, that's exactly when your renewal will post each month.
