You should call yourself an architect when you are licensed by a government agency to design buildings and spaces in order to protect and benefit the health, safety, and welfare of people who use them. Just like you wouldn't call yourself an "M.D."  or a "lawyer" or a "professional engineer" or a "CPA" if you weren't appropriately trained and licensed, so it should go with the title "architect".

Architects (real ones that is) appreciate the title-envy, but we're finding that everyone wants to be the architect of something these days be it public policy, war, criminal actions - or software!

Software designers  (creators, developers, coordinators, team leaders, gurus - whatever) should find another title to limit confusion and dilution and differentiate themselves from the art and science of creating safe and aesthetically beneficial buildings and spaces.

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