<P> The main campus sits on 380 acres ( 1.5 km ) in central Tucson , about one mile ( 1.6 km ) northeast of downtown . There are 179 buildings on the main campus . Many of the early buildings , including the Arizona State Museum buildings ( one of them the 1927 main library ) and Centennial Hall , were designed by Roy Place , a prominent Tucson architect . It was Place 's use of red brick that set the tone for the red brick facades that are a basic and ubiquitous part of nearly all UA buildings , even those built in recent decades . Indeed , almost every UA building has red brick as a major component of the design , or at the very least , a stylistic accent to harmonize it with the other buildings on campus . </P>
<P> The main campus sits on 380 acres ( 1.5 km ) in central Tucson , about one mile ( 1.6 km ) northeast of downtown . There are 179 buildings on the main campus . Many of the early buildings , including the Arizona State Museum buildings ( one of them the 1927 main library ) and Centennial Hall , were designed by Roy Place , a prominent Tucson architect . It was Place 's use of red brick that set the tone for the red brick facades that are a basic and ubiquitous part of nearly all UA buildings , even those built in recent decades . Indeed , almost every UA building has red brick as a major component of the design , or at the very least , a stylistic accent to harmonize it with the other buildings on campus . </P>
where is university of arizona located in tucson
where is university of arizona located in tucson
central Tucson , about one mile ( 1.6 km ) northeast of downtown
central Tucson , about one mile ( 1.6 km ) northeast of downtown