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Northwest Corner aerial rendering

The Northwest Corner will feature three distinct but interrelated wings.

 What Is It?

The Northwest Corner project, a new complex comprising approximately 250,000 square feet at the corner of Everett Street and Massachusetts Avenue, will transform student life and learning at Harvard Law School. It will dramatically improve the teaching environment, provide new spaces for student activities, and significantly strengthen the learning community.

It will also enhance the surrounding neighborhood by providing an attractive northern gateway to the Law School and to the Harvard University community.

The new complex will house three centers:
The Academic Center, bordering Massachusetts Avenue, will feature a range of classrooms and other learning spaces designed for 21st century legal education.

The Student Center, adjacent to Harkness Commons, will be a central gathering place for students and will serve as a home for student organizations, journals, and social activities.

The Clinical Center, on the Everett Street side of the site, will house the School's expanding clinical programs — the educational ground where theory and practice meet.

 "When this project is complete, we will literally transform the law school campus and, as a result, experience." - Dean Elena Kagan '86