diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ Break down how each folder is used in the repo and how different code file types
 |-- workflows/
 |---- (Github workflow .yaml files)
 |-- (other github specific files)
+- docs/
+|-- architecture.md 
+|-- (Files helping to break down different sections of the project)
 - (project config files and READMEs)
 ```
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -48,12 +48,13 @@ _This section should try to quickly explain how to setup the project and start u
 
 ## Links
 
+
 - [Code of Conduct]
 - [Contribute]
 - [Code Analysis Help]
 - FAQ?
 - Wiki?
-- Architecture Doc? -- How to understand the application from a developer point of view (webpage-> controllers -> services -> libraries)
+
 
 ## Contributors
 
diff --git a/docs/architecture.md b/docs/architecture.md
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+++ b/docs/architecture.md
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+---
+Version: 0.1.0
+---
+
+## Intro
+_This document should contain the application design and structure, detailing how the different components work together and how data is stored/retrieved._
+
+## Dependencies & Project Setup
+_Describe the frameworks and libraries this project uses and how to set them up (Example sections provided)_
+
+### Client
+#### Initial Setup
+
+### Server
+#### Initial Setup
+
+## Architecture
+_Describe how the components are structured and organized/where they retreive data from and how they display that (Example sections provided)_
+
+### Client Side Application
+#### Entry Point
+#### Views
+1.
+2.
+#### Workflows
+1.
+2.
+
+### Server (REST) API
+#### Entry Point
+#### Endpoints
+
+1.  List All Notes
+
+    | Method | Endpoint |
+    |-|-|
+    | `GET` | `/notes/all`  |
+
+
+    ##### Headers
+    | Field            | Value          |
+    |------------------|---|
+    | header-1         | example |
+    | header-2         | example-2 |
+
+    ##### Request Body Example
+    ```
+    {
+
+    }
+    ```
+    ##### Response Example
+    ```
+      [{
+        id: 1,
+        name: ‘Woven Fire’,
+        Category: 1,  // (1 - 10)
+        img_location: ‘/../..png’,
+        bio: ‘Yada yada'
+      }]
+      ```  
+2. Save Note
+
+
+### Communication Diagrams
+_Describe the communcation protocol and when the different components talk to each other. You can also link to documents or include images that help to explain this_
+
+### Database Structure
+_Define the structure of the data stored in a each database/datastore. Diagrams are useful here too_