First lecture

I've been doing a few software projects both at uni and at work but I've never really cared about "software architecture". This seems to be a new definition to me. I'm more familiar with software design and honestly, I can't figure out the difference between architecture and design. I read on the required reading and found out that CERT is something that I do deal with when doing software projects. There are always external factors that shape the way you design your application.

I also did some research on the web and came across an interesting article from MSDN Microsoft Architecture Overview which can be found here.
This article review the macroscope architecture underlying the the world largest software corporate from organisational to technological.