Carving Sustainability into Architecture Knowledge Practice

Markus Funke; Patricia Lago

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-42592-9_4

Carving Sustainability into Architecture Knowledge Practice

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In the daily work of a software architect, knowledge is ubiquitous. In addition to technical expertise, architecture knowledge (AK) also requires practical experience in the representation, communication, and management of architectural decisions. However, there is a pressing need to also incorporate sustainability aspects, i.e., capturing decisions towards software systems that are environmentally, economically, and socially balanced in the long term.
With this study, we aim to provide a review of AK concepts and their representation and communication from a practical point of view. Having this understanding, we explore where sustainability can be applied in daily practice and how we can address sustainability in architecture processes in the future.
The paper presents an empirical study conducted in an industrial context encompassing a questionnaire survey with 32 participants and semi-structured interviews with 15 practitioners; both groups are from a major bank in the Netherlands.
Based on the insights gained from combining our findings, we (i) provide a map of applied concepts for communicating and representing AK in a large enterprise, and (ii) discuss potential avenues for carving sustainability into current software architecture practice.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Software Architecture
Subtitle of host publication	17th European Conference, ECSA 2023, Istanbul, Turkey, September 18–22, 2023, Proceedings
Editors	Bedir Tekinerdogan, Catia Trubiani, Chouki Tibermacine, Patrizia Scandurra, Carlos E. Cuesta
Publisher	Springer
Pages	54-69
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031425929
ISBN (Print)	9783031425912
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42592-9_4
Publication status	Published - 2023

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Publisher	Springer
Volume	14212 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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Architecture Knowledge
Software Architecture
Sustainability

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Funke, M., & Lago, P. (2023). Carving Sustainability into Architecture Knowledge Practice. In B. Tekinerdogan, C. Trubiani, C. Tibermacine, P. Scandurra, & C. E. Cuesta (Eds.), Software Architecture: 17th European Conference, ECSA 2023, Istanbul, Turkey, September 18–22, 2023, Proceedings (pp. 54-69). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 14212 LNCS). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42592-9_4

Funke, Markus ; Lago, Patricia. / Carving Sustainability into Architecture Knowledge Practice. Software Architecture: 17th European Conference, ECSA 2023, Istanbul, Turkey, September 18–22, 2023, Proceedings. editor / Bedir Tekinerdogan ; Catia Trubiani ; Chouki Tibermacine ; Patrizia Scandurra ; Carlos E. Cuesta. Springer, 2023. pp. 54-69 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Funke, M & Lago, P 2023, Carving Sustainability into Architecture Knowledge Practice. in B Tekinerdogan, C Trubiani, C Tibermacine, P Scandurra & CE Cuesta (eds), Software Architecture: 17th European Conference, ECSA 2023, Istanbul, Turkey, September 18–22, 2023, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 14212 LNCS, Springer, pp. 54-69. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42592-9_4

Carving Sustainability into Architecture Knowledge Practice. / Funke, Markus ; Lago, Patricia.
Software Architecture: 17th European Conference, ECSA 2023, Istanbul, Turkey, September 18–22, 2023, Proceedings. ed. / Bedir Tekinerdogan; Catia Trubiani; Chouki Tibermacine; Patrizia Scandurra; Carlos E. Cuesta. Springer, 2023. p. 54-69 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 14212 LNCS).

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Funke M , Lago P. Carving Sustainability into Architecture Knowledge Practice. In Tekinerdogan B, Trubiani C, Tibermacine C, Scandurra P, Cuesta CE, editors, Software Architecture: 17th European Conference, ECSA 2023, Istanbul, Turkey, September 18–22, 2023, Proceedings. Springer. 2023. p. 54-69. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). Epub 2023 Sept 8. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-42592-9_4

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