Dallas Architecture Forum is pleased to announce its installation of “Our Architecture: Arts & Humanities DFW 2012,” an exhibition that features 12 of Dallas and Fort Worth’s landmark museums and performing arts buildings photographed by renowned Dallas-based photographer Laura Wilson.

“Our Architecture” will be on display Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday, noon - 6 p.m. from May 30 through June 17, outside Barneys New York at NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central Expwy. It is free and open to the public. For more information, e-mail Robynsiegel@mac.com or call 310-779-3359.

DAF commissioned Wilson to photograph original images that celebrate Dallas/Fort Worth’s most architecturally significant cultural buildings.

With the completion of the Dallas Arts District, the Dallas/Fort Worth area is now the home of 12 major cultural buildings designed by some of the world’s most outstanding architects of the 20th and 21st centuries. Tadao Ando, Edward Larrabee Barnes, Brad Cloepfil, Norman Foster, Philip Johnson, Louis Kahn, Rem Koolhaas, Ricardo Legorreta, Thom Mayne, I. M. Pei, Renzo Piano and Frank Lloyd Wright—this is the roster of distinguished architects that designed these twelve important buildings. Universally recognized and honored, seven of the twelve are Pritzker Prize Winners, and nine of them have also been honored with the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.

The result of the Forum’s commission for Wilson are limited edition prints that celebrate these 12 buildings – photos that will become iconic images for North Texas. The photographic prints are now available for purchase at 20" x 20", 30" x 30" and 48" x 48", framed. For more information, e-mail robynsiegel@mac.com or call 310-779-3359.

Acclaimed photographer Laura Wilson is the author of four award-winning books: “Watt Matthews of Lambshead,” “Hutterites of Montana,” “Grit and Glory” and “Avedon at Work.” Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, The New Yorker, GQ, Marie Claire, Wallpaper, Vanity Fair, and Texas Monthly. Wilson also worked with Richard Avedon for six years producing the definitive project “In the American West.” Wilson is married and lives in Dallas, Texas. She and her husband, Robert, are the parents of three sons, Andrew, Owen and Luke Wilson.

The display was custom built by Tony Horton Collection. Internationally recognized designer Tony Horton creates environments that are inspired by fashion, art, design and architecture. His work has received numerous awards for design excellence. He is one of the original founders of the environmental graphics movement in the retail industry, and his work in creating large-scale exhibits has long been considered the gold standard.

As one of the premier shopping centers in the United States, NorthPark Center proudly offers shoppers the best of the best in every category represented including the finest in luxury retail and exclusives in the Southwest. Presenting an unparalleled selection of international designers set amid timeless modern architecture and a world-class art collection, NorthPark Center has established a new standard in the United States for innovative retail destinations.

NorthPark Center is owned, managed, operated and leased by husband and wife David J. Haemisegger and Nancy A. Nasher. After a $250 million expansion in 2006, NorthPark Center became the largest shopping center in North Texas and one of the top shopping destinations in the United States. The Center will continue to open more luxury boutiques, exclusive stores and dining options throughout 2012 and beyond, culminating in more than 235 stores and restaurants.