"If this were just opinion, it would be one thing, but these critics have easy citations of example. Companies form architectural committees that become the final resting place for developers who are too tenured to fire. Big consulting firms sell the services of a high-priced architect to produce a pile of documentation and Microsoft PowerPoint slides that end up serving no purpose beyond occupying space in landfills. In fact, it's a growing meme among young developers that architect is Latin for "cannot code anymore.""
(MSDN)