And, following the links... apparently Gerald Weinberg in 1985. There is nothing new under the sun, only endless repackagings. :)

This is an excellent point. I've also seen scenarios in which the architectural scar is being defended vehemently by an engineer still at the company. In my experience it is someone respected, who is overall a highly competent engineer, and the rest of engineering ends up working around the scar.

Thanks for reading!