ABSTRACT
This chapter takes a deep dive into antitrust laws to examine how the mandate to guarantee competition (which these laws preserve) has affected the profession of architecture. It does so by first examining the historical changes that have shaped and reshaped antitrust laws, particularly in the era of neoliberalism; then examining the effects of the changes on the professions and their codes of ethics; and finally discussing its effect on architecture specifically. It argues that architecture is more shaken by the mandate for firms to compete against each other than the other professions, which, though susceptible to the same laws, have more power to circumvent them and set industry standards for fees and wages. It also suggests how architecture firms, too, can work more collaboratively and less competitively for the sake of a more powerful profession.
