# Over-Architecture

> Building more architectural structure than the problem needs, adding cost and rigidity with no payoff.

Record: `lex:over-architecture`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-over-architecture

## category

- [Architecture Review Evolution Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/architecture-review-evolution-governance.md)

## referenced-by

- [Minimum Viable Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/minimum-viable-architecture.md)