The first half of this volume consists of 15 papers from the November 2005 conference on qualities in architecture, requirements and design process, design decisions in architecting, software architecture consistency, and architectural descriptions. Topics include customized benchmark generation using MDA, predicting change impact in architecture design with Bayesian belief networks, the changing role of architects, and a declarative approach to architectural reflection. An additional 41 working papers identify existing best practices, the characteristics of successful methods and techniques, gaps in the state of practice, and new research directions. No subject index is provided. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
