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Oct 23, 2026 · Fundamentals

Architecture Beyond Diagrams: ISO 42010's Meta-Model for Stakeholder Conflict Resolution

This article explains ISO 42010's architecture meta-model, showing that architecture starts with stakeholder concerns and conflicts, not structure diagrams, and details how viewpoints, views, and architecture descriptions address concerns, using an automotive domain controller case study to illustrate trade-offs and the architect's four core tasks.