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Few more interesting blog postings on this topic:

[1] David Ing - "An Overly Long Guide to Being A Software Architect"
[2] Martin Fowler - "Who needs an Architect"  
[3] Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz - "Architect Soft Skills" 
[4] Conversation with Luke Hohmann - "Becoming an Architect" 

I just stumbled across this today:

"... Architecture is the art, the science and the business of building the vision. The word “versatile” may have been invented to describe Architects! Being creative and designing something beautiful are only the first steps in making a vision come to life. ..."