The Architectural Competition: Research Inquiries and Experiences gathers 26 papers presented October 2008 at a conference on architectural competitions organised by KTH School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. The conference demonstrated that research on architectural competitions can offer a multifaceted fi eld of study of signifi cant importance to university based researchers, practicing architects and urban planners alike. Contributors Jonas E. Andersson, Beatriz Villanueva Cajide, Francisco Javier Casas Cobo, Tom Danielsen, Jaime J. Ferrer Forés, Stina Hagelqvist, Reza Kazemian, Athanasios Kouzelis, Kristian Kreiner, Zheng Liang, Hélène Lipstadt, Antigoni Katsakou, Andreea Mihalache, Sofia Paisiou, Angelos Psilopoulos, Iro Psilopoulou, Klas Ramberg, Reidunn Rustad, Magnus Rönn, Yolanda Ortega Sanz, Birgitte Sauge, Torsten Schmiedeknecht, Jan Michel Silberberger, Paul D. Spreiregen, Charlotte Svensson, Elisabeth Tostrup, Ragnar Uppman, Rasmus Wærn, Joris Ernest Van Wezemael, Marianne Stang Våland, Gerd Bloxham Zettersten, Leif Östman