IT Architecture inspired by Architecture a pictory by Sri

Feb 2012

© Nallan Sriraman 2012

What is architecture & what is design?

What sort of architectures we need?

Who is an architect?

What sort of architects we need?

WHAT IS ARCHITECTURE ?

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World’s 2nd largest Terminal

Beijing Capital Airport T 3 20% bigger than Heathrow’s all terminals combined

Image : Architect’s rendition of Beijing Capitol T3

The ceiling width flaw identified well into the construction and the width was reduced by 6 feet over the entire span

Part of Beijing Airport Roof Takes Flight

ARCHITECTURE or DESIGN?

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The best interior design…Beijing Capitol T3

Inside the faulty ceiling and the baggage claim area

WHAT IS DESIGN?

SO WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?

They are different problems… so different solutions

Architecture Design

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ARCHITECTURE, IGNORE IT You get

• Organic Explosion

• Little room for growth / Expansion

• Very Expensive to change • Source: Gartner

• Enterprise Architecture presentation • Picture of neighborhood Indonesia

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• 1884, Sarah Winchester begins 24*7

construction, for 38 years

• No architecture: plans sketched each day

• Doors joined to windows

• Blind chimneys

• Stairs to nowhere

• Doors on blank walls

• Steep drops

• Double-back halls

• Trap doors

The Winchester Mystery House,

Santa Clara Valley

ARCHITECTURE or else MYSTERY 8

DESIGN… IGNORE IT

WHEN ARCHITECT Designs

Tower of Doom Giant D***

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ARCHITECTING For What? Architecting

Future Architecting Past

Architecting Utility

Which Architect has the ego size of Antarctica? 10

WHICH ARCHITECTURE WE WANT? Architect for Utility & Future

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When ARCHITECT for Past …..

Think about the Roman horses’ rear, Why Acela crawls in some areas and The size

of booster rockets www.snopes.com/history/american/gauge.htm

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WHO is an

ARCHITECT ? 13

What sort of

The Individualist The Collectivist

OR

ARCHITECT we NEED?

Individualist 14

Desired end state

A step towards end state

STRATEGY & SOLUTION

What we want from Architect ?

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CoD

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of Architecture will work for free! (drinks preferred )

show me the money!

STRATEGY SOLUTION

Who is delivering ?

What are you bringing to the table?

ARCHITECT

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