Don't say bye bye to architects just yet. We NEED Architects who are experts at designing the architecture and moreover have gone through atleast 50-100 buildings because then only they understand to beautify their designs and optimize them. Lots of ppl in India design their own houses or buy coolie cutter flats in aprtments. Both look ugly. Architects are like customising experts to everyone's taste.
Same can be said about architects in other fields also. If you need taste then you need architects. I believe passion and hardwork alone are not enough. Technical and traditional know how and experience in designing is also very much needed.