^^Although UW isn't in downtown, the setting is still urban with the University district to the West. Everything you'll need, essentially is close by, as long as you're willing to walk for 15-30 minutes, depending on what part of campus you live at and where you're trying to go. If you want a big box store, you're going to have to take a bus.Anyway, here are Mary Gates and Johnson Halls. They are essentially complimentary buildings flanking the path from red square to the fountain. When the campus was much smaller, Mary Gates was originally the Physics building and Johnson was the Natural Science building. Mary Gates obviously wasn't called "Mary Gates" originally, it was simply the "Physics Building". Correct me if I'm wrong on any of this.These are some of my favorites on campus. The look like castles.I spend a lot of my time at Mary Gates, the center for undergraduate education; they have tutoring and limited review sessions on every school night. It also has a large computer lab with over 100 machines, including Apple G5 computers and Dell [something]; all the computers have very large LCD monitors by the respective brands. It is also the place for academic advising.Mary Gates Commons. A great place for studying and this is where the CLUE tutoring area is from 7-12 on school nights. It's a beehive of activity most of the time.I'm not sure about Johnson; since it is being renovated right now, and I haven't been in, but it will be open for winter quarter it seems.Here you can see all the trailers in front.That's all I have of these two buildings. Maybe if I'm feeling better than lazy after finals, I'll take some more everywhere.