Principles are most important for architects to use when creating designs.
A principle is the enforced way a system works producing results.
An architecture of a structure is a total concept of a structure, consisting of a coherent set of constructive, operative and decorative
concepts.
A concept is a type of system, a conceptual system, a system abstracted from its implementation.
A system consists of collaborating entities working towards a common goal.
In the Dragon1 EA method, the following type of principles have been defined:
- Architecture Principles - Principles of concepts that are made part of architecture
- Design Principles - Principles of design concepts for a higher quality design
- Enterprise Principles
- Governance Principles
- Business Principles
- Information Principles
- Technology Principles
- Security Principles
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Interesting resource of principles (formulates as rules): Principles Design and a Dutch Research article De Geschiedenis van Architectuur Principes