Architecture

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Architecture

• 1.the profession of designing buildings, open
  areas, communities, and other artificial
  constructions and environments, usually with some
  regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often
  includes design or selection of furnishings and
  decorations, supervision of construction work,
  and the examination, restoration, or remodeling
  of existing buildings.
• 2.the character or style of building the
  architecture of Paris Romanesque architecture.
• 3.the action or process of building
  construction.
• 4.the result or product of architectural work, as
  a building.
• 5.buildings collectively.
• 6.a fundamental underlying design of computer
  hardware, software, or both.
• 7.the structure of anything the architecture of
  a novel.

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Architecture

• The art and science of designing and erecting
  buildings.
• Buildings and other large structures the low,
  brick-and-adobe architecture of the Southwest.
• A style and method of design and construction
  Byzantine architecture.
• Orderly arrangement of parts structure the
  architecture of the federal bureaucracy the
  architecture of a novel.
• Computer Science. The overall design or structure
  of a computer system, including the hardware and
  the software required to run it, especially the
  internal structure of the microprocessor.

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What does an architect do?
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Why is architecture important?

• Achieving software qualities
• Efficiency
• Reliability
• Security
• Portability
• Maintainability

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Why is architecture important?

• Helps determine how to organize project
• Trains new developers
• Provides a common vocabulary for developers

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Does architect need to understand problem domain?
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What skills should an architect have?
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How are architects trained?