What if the Architect is Wrong?

You most probably know what I think about the architect role on a software project���it���s that of a dictator who makes all technical decisions and who bears the entire responsibility for the final result. I wrote about it and even gave a task Who is a Software Architect? at BuildStuff in 2016. However, the obvious question you may ask is: What happens if the architect is wrong? Does it mean the entire project is at risk of failure? And isn���t it better to make the whole team responsible fo...