Malcolm Reading

Malcolm Reading Consultants (MRC) provides independent expert advice and hands-on support to clients involved in building projects across the world. Founded by Malcolm Reading in 1996, the company specialises in cultural and museum projects, heritage masterplanning and regeneration developments. The company has a reputation for achieving outstanding design for high-profile organisations. As the client’s representative, MRC offers support and uses design competitions (and competitive appointments) to ensure the best teams can be selected for each project. It is the leading private organiser of architectural competitions in the UK and internationally. MRC also offers key services to support clients who want to launch or jump start their project: strategic advice on Heritage Lottery Funding (or private funding), project governance and stakeholder management. The team is highly experienced in writing feasibility studies, business cases and design briefs. Its clients include, Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation, Mumbai City Museum, Capital & Counties Properties, The Royal Opera House, The United Kingdom Supreme Court, The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, The National Maritime Museum, New College, Oxford, The Queens College, Oxford, the Natural History Museum, London Legacy Development Company, the Victoria and Albert Museum, among others.