ABSTRACT

Today's architecting must handle systems of types unknown until very recently. New domains, including personal computers, intersatellite networks, health services, and joint service command and control are calling for new architectures-and for architects specializing in those domains. Since the original publication, of this bestselling text, these

The Continuing Development of Systems Architecting. The Art of Architecting. Extending the Classical Architecting Paradigm. Heuristic as Tools. New Domains, New Insights. Builder-Architected Systems. Manufacturing Systems. Social Systems. Software Systems. Collaborative Systems. Models and Representations. Representation Models and System Architecting. Design Progression in Systems Architecting. Integrated Modeling Methodologies. Architecture Description Frameworks. The Systems Architecting Profession. The Political Process and Systems Architecting. The Professionalization of Systems Architecting. Appendices. Heuristics for Systems-Level Architecting. Reference Texts for Institutional Libraries.