Ideas conferences have lost their spontaneity, says Richard Saul Wurman. His solution? A $16,000-a-ticket event featuring David Blaine, Herbie Hancock and 72 hours of ‘intellectual jazz’
The future of the business school depends on its ability to redefine itself as a place of genuine education
The pros and cons of the trend towards gigantism
This year’s Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Herzog & De Meuron with Ai Weiwei, is a meditation on memory
Artistic endeavour keeps manufacturer alive
This production of Athol Fugard’s 1961 play is less satisfying than the new theatre complex that hosts it
Serpentine attracts Beijing ‘Bird’s Nest’ partnership
Bamboo, eco-friendly and strong as steel, is used to build everything from homes to bridges and schools
Art is too serious, say Miuccia Prada and Francesco Vezzoli as they launch a playful 24-hour exhibition
Replacing soulless institutions with astonishing architecture can improve the lives of cancer patients
Art Basel Miami Beach claims to be ‘the most important art show’ in the US
Led by Frank Gehry’s tower of steel, New York is undergoing a skyscraper renaissance
Vanessa Friedman makes sense of the shows at this week’s couture collections in Paris
Testing times for curators of new galleries, writes Brian Groom
By showcasing the new with the old, can Paris change the way contemporary art is perceived, asks the FT’s art critic
Designs by the world’s foremost architects are transforming business schools
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