Microsoft patterns & practices for Application Architecture and Design include reference architectures and application blocks. Here is a list of such patterns & practices for application architecture and design.

The Complete List of patterns & practices

Architectural Topics

• Application Architecture for .NET: Designing Applications and Services (patterns & practices)
• Authentication in ASP.NET: .NET Security Guidance (patterns & practices)
• Caching Architecture Guide for .NET Framework Applications (patterns & practices)
• .NET Data Access Architecture Guide (patterns & practices)
• Designing Data Tier Components and Passing Data Through Tiers (patterns & practices)
• Designing Application-Managed Authorization (patterns & practices)
• Exception Management Architecture Guide (patterns & practices)
• Monitoring in .NET Distributed Application Design (patterns & practices)
• Microsoft .NET/COM Migration and Interoperability (patterns & practices)
• Web Service Facade for Legacy Applications (patterns & practices)

Application Blocks

• Aggregation Application Block for .NET (patterns & practices)  服务汇聚
• Asynchronous Invocation Application Block for .NET (patterns & practices) 异步调用
• Caching Application Block for .NET (patterns & practices)  缓存
• Configuration Management Application Block for .NET (patterns & practices)  配置管理
• Data Access Application Block (patterns & practices)  数据访问
• Exception Management Application Block for .NET (patterns & practices)  异常处理
• Logging Application Block (patterns & practices)  日志记录
• Updater Application Block Overview (patterns & practices)  自动更新
• User Interface Process Application Block Overview (patterns & practices)  UIP
•  Offline Application Block 离线智能客户端
• Authorization and Profile Application Block 授权和配置