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A Crop of International Hotels is Reviving History through New Design

Published on June 2, 2023

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foter.com | These architectural marvels offer both an ode to the past and a celebration of the contemporary

From New Orleans to Paris to São Paulo to Rome, architects and hoteliers are reclaiming history through architecture. Whether in a former Brazilian maternity hospital, a Bahamian disco, or the American South's largest power plant, each of these new hotels has a story to tell. After years of painstaking renovations, these unlikely settings have been transformed into magnificent properties welcoming curious travelers, presenting a love letter to legacy, and an invitation for new stories to unfold...

ONE11 Hotel in New Orleans

This old factory in New Orleans' Sugar District is the first hotel to open in the French Quarter in 50 years.Just off the Mississippi River, the One11Hotel is an ivy-walled oasis with a roof deck, and views of the Quarter's distinctive architecture. This adaptive reuse project with no demolition is one of the last four remaining buildings from New Orleans' Sugar District.

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