Software Architect's Handbook

Designing Software Architectures

Software architecture design is a key step in building successful software systems, and this chapter begins by exploring what software architecture design is, and why it is important in a software project.

There are two main approaches to architecture design: the top-down and bottom-up approaches. Each approach has advantages and disadvantages, and in this chapter you will learn how to select the best approach for a given project. Designing a software and architecture can be challenging, but we will take a look at design principles and existing solutions that can be leveraged in a design.

Architecture design processes provide guidance to software architects to ensure that a design satisfies requirements, quality ...