Directions to the Complex Fluids Workshop at Harvard University

The workshop will be held in Maxwell Dworkin,
33 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA 02138

By Train

Amtrak, commuter rail, or bus into South Station
Follow signs at South Station for the T (subway). Take the Red Line inbound, past Downtown Crossing and Park Street where the same direction becomes known as outbound, to the Harvard stop. Continue with the directions "by subway" below. The travel time on the subway should be 15-20 minutes.

By commuter rail into North Station
Once you arrive at North Station, head for the T (subway). Take the Green Line inbound/westbound to Park Street, then change to the Red Line downstairs for the train to Alewife via Harvard. Get off at Harvard. Continue with the directions "by subway" below. The travel time on the subway should be 20-30 minutes.

By commuter rail (Fitchburg line) into Porter station
No need to go to North Station! Get off at Porter (the penultimate stop), then walk south (turn left as you come to street level by escalator) along Mass Ave. You will pass the Porter Exchange Building and a City Sports store on your left. Keep going for about 10 blocks until you come to Everett Street on your left. Turn left onto Everett Street, then right onto Oxford Street at the next light. Maxwell Dworkin is the second building to your right, before the driveway.

By subway ("T")

Take the Red Line to the Harvard Square T stop. Take the exit nearest the train, labelled Harvard Yard. You should cross the tracks before you exit.
As you leave the station you will be on Mass Ave facing north, with a black iron fence on your right. Follow the sidewalk, which will bend around to the right, to Cambridge Street.
As soon as you can cross Cambridge Street, turn left and do so over the underpass, and keep going north past the Science Center (a sprawling modern building on your right). You will pass a brick music building and a brick physics building on your right.
At that point, you will be in one corner of the tree-filled Law School quadrangle. Maxwell Dworkin is at the opposite corner.

From Logan Airport


Welcome to Boston! From outside the terminal, take a free shuttle bus marked "subway" (number 22 or 33) to the Airport station on the Blue Line. Take the Blue Line inbound to Government Center, change to any Green Line inbound/westbound train upstairs for one stop to Park Street, then change to the Red Line downstairs for the train to Alewife via Harvard. Get off at Harvard. Continue with the directions "by subway" below. The travel time on the subway should be 40-60 minutes.

You could also take a taxi from the terminal directly to Maxwell Dworkin, which typically costs about $30.

Driving and Parking


On-street parking is scarce in Cambridge, though there are several public parking lots and garages. To make arrangements for parking, please contact Gail Wainer (wainer@deas.harvard.edu).

Take exit 18, marked Cambridge / Allston. Follow the Cambridge signs off the ramp to the traffic lights. Stay in the middle lane while crossing the bridge. Proceed straight across the bridge onto River Street. Stay in the left lane and follow River Street into Central Square, the first major traffic intersection. Travel straight across the intersection. (Here the street becomes Prospect Street.) At the second traffic light, turn left onto Broadway. Follow Broadway for a mile or so, until you must bear right at the fire station, onto Quincy Street. Go straight through the next light, then left at the T-intersection onto Kirkland Street. Bear right along with Kirkland Street. You will soon see a lawn to your right; Maxwell Dworkin is across from that lawn, to your left, after the driveway.

By car from I-93

Please note that due to construction in the Boston area, some routes may be unavailable. Please check for updated conditions and closures at http://www.boston.com/traffic/ and http://www.boston.com/news/traffic/bigdig/

From the south: take exit 26 for Storrow Drive, using right lane and following signs for Storrow Drive. Skip the next paragraph.

From the north: take exit 26A and follow signs for Storrow Drive.

Take left lane exit for Government Center / Kendall Square / 3 North and bear right at the sign for Kendall Square. Cross the bridge onto Broadway. Follow Broadway for two miles until you must bear right at the fire station, onto Quincy Street. Go straight through the next light, then left at the T-intersection onto Kirkland Street. Bear right along with Kirkland Street. You will soon see a lawn to your right; Maxwell Dworkin is across from that lawn, to your left, after the driveway.

By car from Route 128 (I-95)


Take the exit for Route 2 East to Arlington and Boston. After about 6.5 miles, approach the rotary from the left lane. Bear left, following signs for 3 North and 16 East to Medford. At the first light, turn right onto Mass Ave. After 1.8 miles, turn left onto Everett Street. Turn right onto Oxford Street at the next light. Maxwell Dworkin is the second building to your right, before the driveway.


(The above directions are in part courtesy of Norman Ramsey, Lesley University, Harvard University, Boomerang Software, and KenShan at http://www.digitas.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/wiki/ken/MaxwellDworkin.)