Konersmann, MarcoAlebrahim, AzadehHeisel, MarittaGoedicke, MichaelKersten, BenjaminJähnichen, StefanKüpper, AxelAlbayrak, Sahin2018-11-192018-11-192012978-3-88579-292-5https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/18344We propose in this paper an iterative method composed of three steps to derive architecture alternatives from quality requirements using a catalogue of patterns and styles. The solution candidates are chosen by answering a set of questions which reflects the requirements. We instantiate then the solution candidates using a UML-based enhancement of the problem frame approach. To ensure that the instantiated architectures fulfill the quality requirements, we evaluate them in the next step. A desired refinement of the software architectures is then achieved by iterating over the described steps.enText/Conference Paper1617-5468