between different stores most notably Arhaus which opened in 2014 and Eataly which opened in December 2020. Northpark Mall has a currency exchange at Travelex and tax free shopping with Texas sales tax refunds at TaxFree Shopping Ltd. Art in the mall NorthPark Center was designed to include art as integral part of its interior landscape. NorthPark received the American Institute of Architects Award for "Design of the Decade - 1960s" as one of the first commercial centers in the United States to create space for the display of fine art. Architecture NorthPark Center was designed by Omniplan in the early 1960s. For its recent expansion, NorthPark's owners returned to the architectural firm responsible for the 1960s design. The expansion turned NorthPark's original U-shape into a square design surrounding a landscaped garden known as "CenterPark." Featuring a series of lawns, 41-year-old live oaks and red oaks, seasonal flowers, crushed granite walkways, and a small collection of art, CenterPark doubles as a park area for visitors and customers. NorthPark Center received both the Texas Society of Architects' annual Design Award and the 25-year Design Award in 2007 for the original design. After a major expansion, at , it is now the second-largest mall in Texas and the 21st-largest in the U.S. based on total square feet of retail space (gross leasable area) according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. Public library NorthPark Center hosts Bookmarks, a Dallas Public Library for children 12 years and younger. Bookmarks is the first children's library in the United States to be in a shopping center. Location The Center is at the intersection of the Central Expressway and Loop 12/Northwest Highway, located to the east and south of the center respectively. NorthPark is also across the freeway from The Shops at Park Lane, a mixed-use development with which includes shopping. NorthPark Center is the most popular shopping center in North Texas, with over 27 million visitors a year. Television and film location NorthPark's interior has been a location for scenes in television and film productions. Dr. T and the Women, a Robert Altman film, has a scene in which the character Kate (Farrah Fawcett) visits stores in the area of the Neiman Marcus court, then is seen around the Dillard's court fountain—which she eventually finds herself in, frolicking and splashing in the buff. True Stories, a 1986 movie co-starring David Byrne, with one scene of