The Beacon at South Market and Ace Hotel New Orleans are two of 12 winners of the 2017 Design Awards for the American Institute of Architects New Orleans Chapter. The Beacon, received an Architecture Merit Award, while Ace received a Historic Preservation, Restoration and Adaptive Re-use Merit Award. Both projects were recognized for telling stories of excellence beyond design, reflecting the variety of forces that shape a building.

The awards were presented last week at the organization’s largest annual event, attended by renowned local and national architecture and business industry professionals.

-Visit Nola.com for the full list of 2017 award recipients.