Assistant Professor of Architecture Wes McGee and his creative team present Round Room—Matter Design and Quarra Stone, an exhibition re-thinking traditional Incan stonework with digital technology. The exhibition opens September 12 at 5:00pm in MIT's Keller Gallery.

Round Room is a translation of the Inca wedge method into a digital process that manifests in the Baroque tradition of the interior model. This mash-up of cultures and times productively reconsiders how we define space—volumetrically. While this project samples knowledge from the Incas, it advances this knowledge by rolling their method into three-dimensional space. The complex figure of Round Room is assembled without the requirement of alignment jigs or formwork. The purpose of this research is to re-inform contemporary practice with the knowledge of the past and to use performative volumetric methods to consider alternative spatial opportunities.

Visit MIT's website for more information on the exhibition.