Why is Software Architect important?

This semester I’m taking Software Engineering and I think its of the the most important subject. There’s no easier way to explain then this …

This article is taken directly from http://www.my25percent.com/2009/07/software-architects-are-like-condoms.html

Featuring Dude, the software architect.

Actually, only good software architects are like condoms. The bad ones are more like Viagra: they just make it damn hard…