This book attempts to synthesize and distill information so that the practicing software architect and especially the beginning software architect can fill in the gaps in their understanding of software architecture design the art of software architecture supplies the information and tools necessary to make sound architectural decisions and create effective software architectures. The art of software architecture design methods and techniques wiley application development series paperback 4 april 2003 by stephen t albin author visit amazons stephen t albin page find all the books read about the author and more see search . The art of software architecture design methods and techniques stephen albin stephen t albin . The art of software architecture design methods and techniques stephen t albin p cm includes bibliographical references and index isbn 0 471 22886 9 1 computer software development 2 computer architecture i title qa7676d47 a398 2003 0051 dc21 2002155539 printed in the united states of america 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1