WICSA and COMPARCH will be a joint conference, where researchers meet practitioners and where software architects can explain the problems they face in their day-to-day work and try to influence the future of the field. Beside this, the conference will work to promote a better understanding of Component-Based Software Engineering from diverse perspectives, as well as to address the quality aspects of software and how they relate to the design of software architectures. In addition to traditional conference keynotes and paper sessions WICSA includes interactive working sessions where practitioners and researchers discuss their experiences to understand the current state of the field and identify opportunities to impact the future.