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Key Facts: Taiwan Architect Examination Exam
6 subjects
Each required subject must be passed; approved exemptions may apply.
MOEX Architect Examination Rules, Articles 9 and 13
20 hours
Scheduled examination time over 14–16 November 2026.
MOEX 2026 handbook and architect timetable
NTD 2,300
Standard registration fee in the 2026 handbook.
MOEX 2026 handbook, registration documents and fees
60/100
Passing mark per required subject; passing results retained for three years.
MOEX Architect Examination Rules, Article 13
Taiwan's Architect Examination has six separately passed subjects and 20 examination hours in 2026. Use this independent English-language MCQ study adaptation alongside Chinese technical reading, written calculations, and timed design drawing.
Sample Taiwan Architect Examination Practice Questions
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1Under Article 9 of Taiwan's Building Act (建築法), part of a building is demolished and altered within its original site, without increasing its height or area. Which statutory construction category applies?
2Under Articles 7 and 28 of Taiwan's Building Act (建築法), which permit authorizes construction of a freestanding chimney classified as a miscellaneous structure (雜項工作物)?
3Under the ordinary procedure in Article 70 of Taiwan's Building Act (建築法), who applies together for a use permit after construction is complete, assuming no statutory exception applies?
4An architect argues that a building permit transfers responsibility for the architect's noncompliant design to the permitting authority. Which response follows Taiwan's Architects Act (建築師法) and Building Act (建築法)?
5Which ratio defines Building Coverage Ratio (建蔽率) in Taiwan's Building Technical Regulations?
6A fire compartment is subject to Article 79's ordinary 1,500 m² area accounting rule in Taiwan's Building Technical Regulations. Its actual area is 2,400 m², including 1,800 m² effectively protected by automatic extinguishing equipment. Ignoring other exemptions or stricter provisions, what area is counted?
7A 24 m² residential habitable room has daylighting openings behind a covered balcony projecting 2.5 m from the wall. Article 41 of Taiwan's Building Technical Regulations requires a one-eighth opening ratio, and Article 42 counts these openings at 70% because the balcony exceeds 2 m in width. Assuming all other conditions are met, what actual opening area is needed, rounded up to the nearest 0.1 m²?
8A 30 m² general habitable room relies on operable exterior openings for ventilation, without qualifying alternative ventilation equipment. Under Article 43 of Taiwan's Building Technical Regulations, what is its minimum effective ventilation opening area?
9Which mechanism under Taiwan's Urban Renewal Act (都市更新條例) distributes renewed land, buildings, or rights payments according to pre-renewal rights values and contributed funds?
10An otherwise eligible reconstruction project is submitted under Taiwan's Statute for Expediting Reconstruction of Urban Unsafe and Old Buildings (都市危險及老舊建築物加速重建條例). Which ownership consent satisfies Article 5?
About the Taiwan Architect Examination Exam
Independent practice by OpenExamPrep for 專門職業及技術人員高等考試建築師考試. The ordinary MOEX assessment uses Chinese-language written papers, including technical calculations and extended hand-drawn design work. This English-language MCQ study adaptation helps review knowledge and decisions across the six official subjects. It is not an official translation or a simulation of the exam's language environment or assessment format, and cannot replace writing, drawing, or design-performance practice. English is provided under the special reciprocal foreign-license assessment provision in Article 15, not as a general English version of the ordinary six-paper sitting.
Exam sponsor: Ministry of Examination (考選部 / MOEX). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
14 November: 營建法規與實務 (2 h, MCQ), 建築結構 (2 h, mixed), 建築構造與施工 (2 h, MCQ). 15 November: 建築環境控制 (2 h, mixed), 敷地計畫與都市設計 (4 h, written design/drawing). 16 November: 建築計畫與設計 (8 h, written design/drawing). The ordinary route has no separately listed oral examination, submitted portfolio, or coursework assignment; in-exam drawing remains essential. Special approved exemptions and the reciprocal foreign-license route have separate provisions.
Time Limit
20 examination hours across 14–16 November 2026; four 2-hour papers, one 4-hour paper, and one 8-hour paper.
Passing Score
60/100 in each required subject; passed-subject results are retained for three years from the result announcement. Approved exemptions may apply.
Reported exam pass rate: 7.39% in 2024 (113年): 198 successful candidates / 2,681 attendees (MOEX historical statistics).. This describes exam candidates, not OpenExamPrep users or results from using our resources. Exam sponsor website
Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.
Official sources
- MOEX 2026 examination handbook · Source checked 2026-10-22Fee; ordinary written assessment; 14–16 November schedule; four 2-hour, 4-hour and 8-hour papers; drawing requirements; passing-credit rules. Public PDF downloaded and text-extracted after native extraction timed out.
- Architect Examination Rules (專門職業及技術人員高等考試建築師考試規則) · Source checked 2026-10-22Articles 4, 9, 13–15: eligibility, six subjects and modes, subject passing, foreign candidates, and the conditional reciprocal-license assessment with Chinese/English provision.
- MOEX official six-subject outline, revised 2 April 2025 · Source checked 2026-10-22Authoritative subject scope; no percentage weights. Public PDF text-extracted. This bank allocates ten study questions to each subject; that is a study allocation, not official weighting.
- Building Act (建築法) · Source checked 2026-10-22Construction definitions, permits, professional responsibility, excavation protection, and use-permit procedure.
- Architects Act (建築師法) · Source checked 2026-10-22Design-document compliance and responsibility; passing the examination is distinct from obtaining documents required to practice.
- Building Technical Regulations: Design and Construction (建築技術規則建築設計施工編) · Source checked 2026-10-22Current text includes 2026 amendments; coverage definitions, Articles 41–43 daylight/ventilation, Article 60 parking, and Article 79 fire-compartment area accounting.
- Taiwan concrete structural design specification, 2024 effective text and corrections · Source checked 2026-10-22Reinforcement cover, section-strength assumptions, strain compatibility, and nominal versus design strength.
- Accessible-facility design specifications (建築物無障礙設施設計規範) · Source checked 2026-10-22Accessible-toilet turning-space provision in Section 504.1.
- ABRI Green Building Material Label · Source checked 2026-10-22Healthy, Ecological, Recycled, and High-performance material categories.
- Occupational Safety and Health Facilities Rules · Source checked 2026-10-22Article 224: protective measures at fall-risk edges and openings 2 m or higher.
- MOEX 2024 examination statistics · Source checked 2026-10-22Historical architect-examination attendance, success count, and rate only.
- Urban Renewal Act (都市更新條例) · Source checked 2026-10-22Article 3: rights transformation and value-based distribution.
- Unsafe and Old Buildings Reconstruction Statute · Source checked 2026-10-22Article 5: all-owner consent within the reconstruction plan area.
- Ministry of Environment indoor-air-quality management handbook · Source checked 2026-10-22CO2 eight-hour standard of 1,000 ppm; statutory standards distinguished from hypothetical airflow assumptions.
- MIT OpenCourseWare structural mechanics · Source checked 2026-10-22Beam equilibrium and analysis; study calculations use explicitly stated loading assumptions.
- RCSC high-strength bolt specification · Source checked 2026-10-22Turn-of-nut mechanism; used as a technical reference, not a claim of universal Taiwan specification adoption.
- US Department of Energy: window technologies · Source checked 2026-10-22Distinct U-factor, solar gain, and visible-transmittance properties of low-emissivity glazing.
- NASA acoustic absorption research · Source checked 2026-10-22Sabine model and metric equivalent absorption; used for the stated hypothetical hall calculation.
- Center for Universal Design: seven principles · Source checked 2026-10-22Tolerance for Error and other named universal-design principles.
- NASA Post Occupancy Evaluation Guidebook · Source checked 2026-10-22Measured performance, occupant feedback, and evaluation of operational assumptions.
- NIST 2025 life-cycle costing manual · Source checked 2026-10-22Present-value comparison and residual values; the question's NTD costs are hypothetical, not market estimates.
- EPA: green infrastructure and groundwater protection · Source checked 2026-10-22Site suitability, groundwater separation, and contamination risks; no imported numerical setback is asserted as Taiwan law.
- ABRI urban wind-environment assessment research · Source checked 2026-10-22Pedestrian wind depends on local climate, geometry, and neighboring buildings; the bank makes no universal tower-height trigger or mandatory-test claim.
- Development environmental impact assessment operating guidelines (開發行為環境影響評估作業準則) · Source checked 2026-10-22Current general assessment guidelines checked separately from the repealed high-rise-specific rules; project applicability must be established.
- MOEX published 2024 architectural design paper · Source checked 2026-10-22Primary evidence of Chinese response instructions and an in-exam case-based design brief; historical format evidence, not a claim about the unreleased 2026 questions.
Our practice resources: topics covered
We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.
Architectural Programming and Design (建築計畫與設計)
Programming, spatial relationships, circulation, core planning, inclusive design, heritage interventions, life-cycle costs, and post-occupancy evaluation.
Site Planning and Urban Design (敷地計畫與都市設計)
Slopes, earthwork, access and parking, combined development controls, sky exposure, stormwater suitability, urban image, public space, and wind assessment.
Building Regulations and Practice (營建法規與實務)
Construction definitions, permits, design responsibility, coverage, fire-compartment accounting, daylight and ventilation, renewal rights, and reconstruction consent.
Building Structures (建築結構)
Truss stability, beam equilibrium, concrete flexure and shear, strain compatibility, buckling, stiffness irregularity, and differential settlement.
Building Construction (建築構造與施工)
Excavation safety, hydraulic boiling, concrete cover and testing, bolt pretensioning, weld inspection, rainscreens, glazing, material labels, and fall protection.
Building Environmental Control (建築環境控制)
Thermal transmittance and shading, airflow and indoor CO2, noise addition, reverberation, isolation versus absorption, lighting, and sprinkler operation.
Preparing for the Taiwan Architect Examination Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: 60/100 in each required subject; passed-subject results are retained for three years from the result announcement. Approved exemptions may apply.
- Assessment: 14 November: 營建法規與實務 (2 h, MCQ), 建築結構 (2 h, mixed), 建築構造與施工 (2 h, MCQ). 15 November: 建築環境控制 (2 h, mixed), 敷地計畫與都市設計 (4 h, written design/drawing). 16 November: 建築計畫與設計 (8 h, written design/drawing). The ordinary route has no separately listed oral examination, submitted portfolio, or coursework assignment; in-exam drawing remains essential. Special approved exemptions and the reciprocal foreign-license route have separate provisions.
- Time limit: 20 examination hours across 14–16 November 2026; four 2-hour papers, one 4-hour paper, and one 8-hour paper.
- Exam / certification fees: NTD 2,300 standard registration fee (2026 handbook). Official sources
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Taiwan Architect Examination: Suggested Study Strategy
Frequently Asked Questions
What must candidates pass?
Exam Rules Article 13 requires 60/100 in each required subject and retains a passed subject's result for three years from the result announcement. Approved subject exemptions may apply. Passing the examination is distinct from completing the certification and practice-registration requirements to work as an architect.
What are the 2026 dates, duration, and fee?
The 2026 (115年) handbook schedules the architect papers for 14–16 November and lists a standard NTD 2,300 registration fee. Examination time totals 20 hours: four 2-hour technical papers, 4-hour site planning and urban design, and 8-hour architectural programming and design.
Is the official exam entirely multiple choice?
No. Two subjects are MCQ, two combine MCQ with written responses, and two require written design/drawing responses. The 2026 handbook does not prescribe one fixed total number of questions. The ordinary route lists no separate oral assessment, submitted coursework, or portfolio, but the timed drawing papers are mandatory unless an approved exemption applies.
Who is eligible?
Article 4 includes designated architecture-related diploma/degree routes, an architecture graduate-degree route with at least 18 documented architecture-design credits, and an equivalent-qualification route with at least 18 design credits plus specified supporting subjects and credits. It also retains a qualifying-examination route. Article 14 covers eligible foreign candidates. Check MOEX's document requirements for the exact route; a generic architecture degree or claimed internship alone does not establish eligibility.
What languages does the assessment permit?
The ordinary written examination uses Chinese. Article 15 provides English questions alongside Chinese questions and permits Chinese or English responses for the specially approved reciprocal foreign-architect-license assessment. That conditional provision does not establish a general English-language sitting of the ordinary six-paper examination.
How should this English-language bank be used?
This is independent English-language MCQ study practice by OpenExamPrep, not an official translation or an exam-format or language-environment simulation. Preserve Chinese legal and technical terminology in your study, consult the official texts, and separately practice written calculations and timed architectural drawings. The bank is a foundation across six subjects, not exhaustive coverage of every outline topic.