There are many bookish definitions of architecture out there that speak of systems and components swirling around in complex interactions, and of the need to describe the organization, structures, patterns, and principles that underlie the dynamics of all this. The task of understanding and describing falls squarely on the architect's shoulders. But architects do more than description; architects also create new patterns of organization, intended to enable a move toward a better state for the business.
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