>Because one wants to have private in person communication
So, like, if you Zoom'ed?
Zoom ≠ in person
Well, it has everything "in person" has except physical precense.
Which, unless the meeting is about hanky panky or massage or something, should be just as good for the purposes of technical discussion...
I think open concepts are more akin to cafeteria than libraries. Some people had done great gigs that always came from a table in their University cafeteria, and trying to industrialize that experience.
Closed doors are like therapist room - you get to the meaning of topics fast. They allow conflict resolution and discussion.
Open concept are like libraries, everyone is silently trying to to disturb each other working. Full of visual and audible distractions.
WFH remote meeting have the lowest form of communication bandwidth. It's hard to arbitrage interactions with no visual cues, invites multi-tasking during meetings, and encourages disengagement.