Web Architecture

We had an event last Friday with a meeting of minds of all software architects in my company. There was a panel discussion on Agile Architecture where some seemingly innocuous but deep questions were posed and discussed. A sample includes

What is Architecture ?
Who is an architect ?
Does an architect code ?
Is s/he part of a scrum team ?

These questions came back when I saw this in my front yard yesterday while plucking flowers.

You probably would have to zoom in to spot the spider and its creation - the web. Some of the same questions came back

Is the spider an architect ?
If so, it was spinning the web itself too. So is it playing multiple roles ?
If not, then who is ? God ? Nature ?
Wasn't it agile - built just in time when it needed it ?

Not sure about the spider species but have been curious to find out ever since I had seen it a few years ago. There is semblance of an architecture - the web was very resilient to the breeze, shaking of the bushes when I plucked flowers and many other scenarios.

The legendary persistence  of the spider was visible as well. A number of incomplete, shattered webs were visible around this web.

One web. Not a very social insect. A number of questions.