Then-HKS executive vice president and head of sports and entertainment Bryan Trubey points out in 2017 models of what the Globe Life Field seats will look like when designed. Trubey and his company, now a founding director of Overland International, will design the new $1.3 billion downtown stadium for the San Antonio Spurs.
The San Antonio Spurs have hired Dallas-based architecture firm Overland International to design their new $1.3 billion downtown stadium.
The venue, to be built on the former Texas Institute of Cultures site in Hemisfair, will anchor a sports and entertainment district that city officials call Project Marvel.
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“We really haven’t worked in 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,” said Bryan Trubey, founding director of Overland International. The Dallas Morning News. “That’s our aspirational goal, and I think one of the things where we really found alignment with the ownership group.”
This opportunity marks the latest architectural achievement for the architects at Overland International, who also have offices in San Antonio and other locations around the country. The architects’ portfolio of venue projects includes AT&T Stadium, US Bank Stadium and SoFi Stadium, among other notable 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.
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Spurs Sports & Entertainment, owner and operator of the Spurs, will contribute $500 million to the stadium and cover construction cost overruns. San Antonio Express News reported. Up to $311 million will come from Bexar County, with the city contributing $489 million. SS&E also plans to build $1.4 billion worth of projects throughout the stadium.
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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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SS&E’s lease for Frost Bank Center, where the team currently plays, runs through 2032. The Spurs’ majority owner is Peter Holt, managing partner of SS&E.
“One of the things they saw in our work was the ability to interpret 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 in the [Minnesota] vikings [stadium] and SoFi,” Trubey said.
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“So those are the kinds of things that we hope will be a big part of the opportunity in San Antonio to have the building reflect and emulate all of San Antonio’s unique kind of rich history and character.”
The hiring of Overland International comes as SS&E hired several real estate, construction, engineering and consulting firms for its stadium and entertainment district project. These include Marquee Development, Sasaki, Pape-Dawson, CAA ICON, Stafford Sports, Goldman Sachs, Hunton Andrews Kurth and Jorge Rodriguez Financial Consulting.
The Spurs, five-time NBA champions, are universally viewed as a rising franchise loaded 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 are celebrating being part of what is arguably one of the best teams of world-class firms ever selected for this type of project, and they are all collaborators,” Trubey said. “We are known for our ability to collaborate.”
Correction, May 15, 9:30 am: An earlier version of this article erroneously stated that the Cotton Bowl was among the projects in Overland International’s portfolio. That project was led by Overland Partners and some architects from that firm now work at Overland International.