Move architecture pages in to place

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title: "Architecture"

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At GitLab, **Architecture** is a collaborative process. It is also:

* A [collection of practices](practice/) that provide technical frameworks to

- A [collection of practices](practice/) that provide technical frameworks to

  **guide** (rather than dictate) our thinking, design, and discussions so we

  can *iterate* quickly and deliver *results*. These include the

  [Scalability Practice](practice/scalability/). Others are in the works (such as the

  Availability Practice).

* A [*collaborative* **workflow**](workflow/) that provides the necessary

- A [*collaborative* **workflow**](workflow/) that provides the necessary

  organizational solution to foster *inclusion*, and drive ideas and priorities

  from all corners of the company.

* A collection of **design documents** and **roadmaps** which are artifacts

- A collection of **design documents** and **roadmaps** which are artifacts

  resulting from the [Architecture Design Workflow](workflow/).

Such definition implies a solid reliance on **collaboration** rather than

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title: Guidelines

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title: "Practices"

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## Practices

* [*Scalability*](scalability/)

* [*Security Architecture Principles*](/handbook/security/architecture/#security-architecture-principles)

- [*Scalability*](scalability/)

- [*Security Architecture Principles*](/handbook/security/architecture/#security-architecture-principles)