It’s the most exclusive Manhattan event of the year, with a wait list of 45,000. Yet no one even knows where it will be held until they arrive at a meeting spot. When the lucky 5,000 selected ...

Capri Executive chairs and Solid conference table by Andreu World. Image Courtesy of Andreu World. So, what should architects consider when designing meeting rooms?

Sure, they are a necessity for lots of reasons, but who hasn’t sat through some interminable meeting thinking how much more they could be getting accomplished back at their desk? ... 'No chairs ...

If you’re chairing the meeting and want to minimize divisiveness, he suggests removing that opposite chair, perhaps even putting up a screen for slides or a whiteboard at that end of the table.