Software Architecture

• An architecture style describe the macro structure of a system.
• Architecture patterns describe reusable structural building block patterns that can be used within each of the architecture styles to solve a particular problem.
• Architecture patterns, in turn, differ from design patterns (such as the Builder design pattern) in that an architecture pattern impacts the structural aspect of a system, whereas a design pattern impacts how the source code is designed
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Classification

Architecture styles are classified as belonging to one of two main architectural structures:

• Monolithic Architecture (single deployment unit)
• Distributed Architecture (multiple deployment units, usually consisting of services)

Besides Monolithic and Distributed, architectures can be classified on the basis of the overall system's partitioning:

• Technically Partitioned
• Domain Partitioned