To Evanston via I-94:
- Coming on I-94 take the Old Orchard exit and follow Old Orchard Rd east all the way to Gross Point Road, which is a diagonal (SW-NE) street.
- Turn half left onto Gross Point Rd
- Turn right at next light onto Central St. Follow Central St. all the way to Ridge (passed the Evanston Hospital). Ridge is on a (little) ridge. Cross Ridge and Keep going straight.
- Central ends when it hits Sheridan Rd. Turn right on Sheridan and follow Sheridan until Noyes (second traffic light).
- To the left is the Technological Institute, a big massive structure with a U-shaped front. That`s the building. A parking lot is to the right.
From Chicago to Evanston:
- Take Lake Shore Drive all the way to the end and then...
- follow Sheridan Road to Evanston, i.e. keep right where Lake Shore Drive hits Hollywood. Sheridan Rd. takes a few corners: stay always as close to the lake as reasonably possible and follow all the other cars headed north, i.e. there are a few places where you have to go west for a bit but you always turn to the right (north) as soon as possible (e.g at Devon in Chicago, at South Blvd and Main St. in Evanston).
- At one point the street makes again a left turn while straight ahead you see a sign "Northwestern University". That marks the relevant part of campus. You follow the street west to the light and head north again (Sheridan Rd merges with Chicago Ave) following Sheridan.
- You pass one traffic light (at Foster). Just before the next traffic light (at Noyes) there is a parking lot to the left. To the right of the street is the Technological Institute, a big massive structure with a U-shaped front. That`s the building.
Parking:
- If the parking lot at Sheridan/Noyes is full you can either try to park for a moment on Noyes (2 hour limit) and take care of the car afterwards.
- Alternatively, you turn right on Noyes and right again on Orrington and then right again on Lincoln (3 blocks north). You cross Sheridan and follow Lincoln. It takes you to a bigger lot further away from the Tech Inst. You probably want to enter Tech still from Sheridan Rd. since it is too confusing inside: go south on the parking lot until the end. You'll see the back of the Technological Institute. Go west to Sheridan along the northside of the Institute.
By train:
- Take the train from downtown to Howard St. During rush-hours take the Evanston Express, which is above ground in the loop. The regular train starts below ground (State St.)
- At Howard, change to the Evanston train (towards Linden) and get off at Noyes.
- Go east to Sheridan Rd and there is Tech again (see above).
Within the Technological Institute:
- Enter through the center entrance from Sheridan Road.
- Follow the green line on the map below to the stairway (blue for the elevator), and go to the 4th floor.
- To the right in the lobby there is a monitor with a directory and a phone (the department phone number is 1-3345).

Links
Directions to Campus
Campus map
Tech Room Finder
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