1. IT Architecture
inspired by
Architecture a pictory by Sri
Feb 2012
© Nallan Sriraman 2012

2. What is architecture & what is design?
What sort of architectures we need?
Who is an architect?
What sort of architects we
need?

3. 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’srenditionof Beijing Capitol T3

4. The ceiling width flaw identified well into
the construction and the width was
reduced by 6 feet over the entire span
Part of Beijing AirportRoof Takes Flight
ARCHITECTURE
or
DESIGN? 4

5. 5
The best interior design…Beijing Capitol T3
Inside the faulty ceiling and the baggage claim area
WHAT IS DESIGN?

6. SO WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?
They are different problems… so different solutions
Architecture Design
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7. ARCHITECTURE, IGNORE IT
You get
• Organic Explosion
• Little room for growth / Expansion
• Very Expensive to change
• Source:Gartner
• Enterprise Architecture presentation
• Picture of neighborhoodIndonesia
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8. • 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
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9. DESIGN…
IGNORE IT
WHEN ARCHITECT Designs
Tower of Doom Giant D***
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10. ARCHITECTING For What?
Architecting
Future
ArchitectingPast
ArchitectingUtility
Which Architect has the ego size of Antarctica?
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11. WHICH
ARCHITECTURE
WE WANT? Architect for Utility & Future11

12. 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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13. WHO
is an
ARCHITECT ?13

14. What sort of
The Individualist The Collectivist
OR
ARCHITECT we NEED?
Individualist
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15. Desired
end state
A step towards
end state
STRATEGY & SOLUTION
What we want from Architect ?
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16. CoD
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of Architecture
will work for free!
(drinkspreferred)
show me the money!
STRATEGY SOLUTION
Who is delivering ?

17. What are you bringing to the table?
ARCHITECT
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