Architecture Conference 2026
Overview
A large-scale conference dedicated to software architecture, hosted by Findy. Under the theme "architecture decisions, technology, and organizations that sustain business continuity and evolution," it shares case studies from three angles of strategy, implementation, and organization. In 2026, Martin Fowler, author of Refactoring, is scheduled to speak in Japan. The 2025 edition drew 5,549 registrations over two days.
Foundation
- Founded
- 2024
- Founder
- Findy Inc.
Launched by Findy, organizer of numerous engineering conferences, as a venue dedicated to architecture design
Transition
- 2024 初開催
- 2025 過去最大の5,549名が参加申込
- 2026 Martin Fowler氏の来日登壇が決定
Voices
An in-house engineer at Kokuyo learned to judge architecture from business outcomes and the value of ADRs (from a Kokuyo engineer's report, in Japanese)
Attended five sessions on Day 1 and reframed architecture as a shared problem-solving policy among stakeholders (from sora083's report, in Japanese)
Developers Summit 2026 Summer
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