ABSTRACT
The boom in construction globally, with buildings going up even when there doesn’t seem to be much of market for them, has sometimes stemmed from the use of architecture by organized crime to launder money gained through illegal means. While architects are rarely directly involved in such illicit activities, the profession has benefited from it because of the amount of construction money laundering has generated. What are the professional’s obligations to blow the whistle if money laundering on a building is suspected? And what does it mean for a profession to make so much money from projects funded by dirty money seeking a place to get cleaned?
