Architecture

Architecture is the design, structure, and behaviour of the current and future states of a structure in terms of its components, and the interaction between those components. See also business architecture, enterprise architecture, and requirements architecture.

Definitions

According to the BABOK Guide (3rd edition),

Architecture. The design, structure, and behaviour of the current and future states of a structure in terms of its components, and the interaction between those components. See also business architecture, enterprise architecture, and requirements architecture.

According to the Corporate Strategy by Lynch (4th edition),

Architecture. The network of relationships and contracts both within and around the organization.

According to the INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook (4th edition)

Architecture. (System) fundamental concepts or properties of a system in its environment embodied in its elements, relationships, and in the principles of its design and evolution (see ISO 42010).