Webthe primary role of an architect is to ride the elevators between the penthouse and engine room, stopping wherever is needed to support these digital. Webto accomplish that, they need to connect the it engine room to the penthouse, where the business strategy is defined. In this guide, author gregor hohpe. Webmodern architects look beyond uml and design patterns to transform it by connecting the strategy ‘penthouse’ with the technology ‘engine room’. Our podcast team catches up with gregor hohpe to hear about his book the software architect elevator which looks at how to connect the.