There was a deliberate choice to avoid this when the Scottish Parliament was designed, and they went for the semicircular layout. I have a vague memory of them

There was a deliberate choice to avoid this when the Scottish Parliament was designed, and they went for the semicircular layout. I have a vague memory of them looking into the pros and cons of quite a number of layouts during early design. Wikipedia doesn't cite anything helpful, and is quite vague on the topic.