The Survivor's Guide to Enterprise Architecture

SECTION 4: BEING

Vitruvius, a Roman architect and engineer, emphasised that an ideal architect should be well-rounded and knowledgeable in various fields.

The ideal architect should be a man of letters, a skillful draftsman, a mathematician, familiar with historical studies, a diligent student of philosophy, acquainted with music, not ignorant of medicine, learned in the responses of jurisconsults, familiar with astronomy and astronomical calculations.

Vitruvius. circa 25 BC

This concept is still relevant in modern enterprise architecture. In the preface to the book we referred to the enterprise architect as a modern polymath. Although we ...