The $47-million, 177,334-sq-ft Higgins Hotel & Conference Center is prominently located on the 6-acre campus of the National WWII Museum in New Orleans’ Arts District. CONGRATS HIGGINS HOTEL! The Higgins Hotel & Conference CenterNew OrleansAward of Merit Owner: World War II Theater Inc.Lead Design Firm: Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates (NBWW)General Contractor: PalmisanoCivil Engineer: Morphy Makofsky Inc.Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting EngineersMEP Engineer: HNGS Associates Inc.Landscape Architect: Mathes Brierre ArchitectsInterior Design: Kay Lang + Associates The $47-million, 177,334-sq-ft Higgins Hotel…

ENR Texas & Louisiana is pleased to announce its 2020 Best Projects winners! Residential/Hospitality Award of Merit The Higgins Hotel & Conference Center New Orleans Submitted by Palmisano Designed by NBWW Louise Poirier We received 131 entries into this year’s contest—the most of any of ENR’s 10 regional contests—and our panel of judges selected just 18 Best Projects and 23 Awards of Merit across 19 categories. Our independent panel of jurors come from all corners of the A/E/C community, and…

From hotels at the Disney World Resort to Florida beach getaways, these are the best Florida hotels and resorts as voted best by Travel + Leisure readers. Congrats to Opal Sands Resort! Opal Sands Resort by NBWW By John Wogan This year’s World’s Best Awards survey closed on Mar. 2, just before widespread stay-at-home orders were implemented as a result of COVID-19. The results reflect our readers’ experiences before the pandemic, but we hope that this year’s honorees will inspire…

Luxe, amenity-packed resorts that you can call home in Florida’s nightlife capital, Miami Beach. These are the World’s Best hotels as voted by Travel + Leisure readers. Courtesy of Kimpton Angler’s Hotel South Beach   By Siobhan Reid This year’s World’s Best Awards survey closed on Mar. 2, just before widespread stay-at-home orders were implemented as a result of COVID-19. The results reflect our readers’ experiences before the pandemic, but we hope that this year’s honorees will inspire your trips…

Two-Tower High-Rise Brings Luxury to the Beaches of Fort Lauderdale Symone Garvett Catering to the luxurious, coastal lifestyle present in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., local developer The Related Group, in collaboration with the Fortune International Group, Fairwinds Group, and Matcar, oversaw the construction of two distinct glass towers directly off the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean. The Auberge Beach Residences & Spa provides 171 condominium units for the influx of Northeastern and Midwestern empty nesters or residents searching for upscale metropolitan…