Then-HKS executive vice president, director of sports & entertainment Bryan Trubey, in 2017, points to models of what Globe Life Field seating will look like when designed. Now founding principal of Overland International, Trubey and his company will design the new $1.3 billion downtown arena for the San Antonio Spurs.
The San Antonio Spurs have hired Dallas-based architecture firm Overland International to design its new $1.3 billion downtown arena.
The venue, to be built at the former Institute of Texan Cultures site at Hemisfair, will anchor a sports and entertainment district that city officials call Project Marvel.
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“We really haven’t worked on an arena in a while, and I think this gives us the opportunity to redefine the NBA experience and the arena experience, and really lead a whole new generation,” Bryan Trubey, the founding principal of Overland International, told The Dallas Morning News. “That’s our aspirational goal, and I think one of the things that we really found alignment on with the ownership group.”
This opportunity marks the latest architectural feather in the cap of Overland International, which also has offices in San Antonio and elsewhere nationwide. Its vast portfolio of venue projects includes AT&T Stadium, the Cotton Bowl, U.S. Bank Stadium and SoFi Stadium, among other prominent facilities.
Several of those projects, including Globe Life Field, were completed by Overland International principals and staff while at Dallas-based HKS, where Trubey worked for 29 years.
Spurs Sports & Entertainment, which owns and operates the Spurs, is contributing $500 million to the arena and covering construction cost overruns, The San Antonio Express News reported. As much as $311 million will come from Bexar County, with the city chipping in $489 million. SS&E also is planning to build $1.4 billion worth of projects around the arena.
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San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, center, greets fans after an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
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The SS&E lease for Frost Bank Center, where the team currently plays, runs through 2032. The Spurs’ majority owner is Peter Holt, the managing partner of SS&E.
“One of the things they saw in our work was the ability to interpret the local culture and architecture and the way the public realm is treated, and really what makes a building feel local and relevant, and especially in our work at the [Minnesota] Vikings’ [stadium] and SoFi,” Trubey said.
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“So those are the kind of things that we expect will be a big part of the opportunity in San Antonio to make the building reflect and emulate all the unique kind of rich history and character of San Antonio.”
The hiring of Overland International comes as SS&E hired several real estate, construction, engineering and advisory firms for its arena and entertainment district project. They include Marquee Development, Sasaki, Pape-Dawson, CAA ICON, Stafford Sports, Goldman Sachs, Hunton Andrews Kurth and Jorge Rodriguez Financial Consulting.
The five-time NBA champion Spurs are universally viewed as an ascendant franchise laden with young stars, most notably Frenchman Victor Wembanyama. They are one victory away from reaching the Western Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs.
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“We’re celebrating being a part of what is arguably one of the best world-class teams of firms ever selected for this type of project, and they’re all collaborators,” Trubey said. “We’re known for our ability to collaborate.”
