Maxwell-Dworkin
Address33, Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number111
Building Root Number
03762
Architect (Original)
Payette
Land Acquired
1867
Constructed 1999
Building Acquired 1999
Constructed 1999
Building Acquired 1999
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Mary Maxwell Gates and Beatrice Dworkin Ballmer, mothers of Microsoft Chairman William H. Gates III and Microsoft President Steven A. Ballmer.Historical NotesMaxwell-Dworkin as built for Harvard's Engineering and Applied Sciences division and opened in 1999. It was designed by Payette Associates of Boston.Additional InformationAn, John. Improving Energy Utilization: A Study of the Maxwell Dworkin Laboratory. Harvard University undergraduate dissertation, 2002. Gordon McKay Library and Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory Library call number ES 2002.
“Dedicating Maxwell Dworkin.” Harvard Magazine, vol. 102, no. 3, Jan-Feb. 2000, p. 72.
Shao, Maria. "Gates Gives $15m to Harvard." Boston Globe, 30 Oct. 1996, p. D1.
Payette Associates, Boston. Maxwell Dworkin Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. 1994. Harvard University Library Hollis number: olvsite81045
“Hardwired: Workers Put Finishing Touches on New Computer Science Building.” Harvard Crimson, 24 May 1999, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1999/5/24/hardwired-workers-put-finishing-touches-on/.
Chang, Andrew S. and Schoyer, Elizabeth W. “Gates, Ballmer Donate $25 M for C.S. Building.” Harvard Crimson, 30 Oct. 1996, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1996/10/30/gates-ballmer-donate-25-m-for/.
Chang, Andrew S. “Plans Are Underway For 2 New Facilities.” The Harvard Crimson, 25 Apr. 1997, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1997/4/25/plans-are-underway-for-2-new/.
William Andrew and Ami Kuan Danoff Room
Thomas H. Mahoney, IV Room
Jerry A. and Adi K. Greenberg Room
Watjen Room
Robert and Naida Wharton Lessin Lecture Hall
Grace Murray Hopper Conference Room
