Bryan K. Trubey,

FAIA Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) is a postnominal title or membership, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Fellowship is bestowed by the institute on AIA-membe ...

, is an American architect specializing in

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and

entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and Interest (emotion), interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but it is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have deve ...

facilities.

Early life

Bryan Trubey grew up in the

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neighborhood of

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Education

Trubey holds a Bachelor of

Environmental Design Environmental design is the process of addressing surrounding environmental parameters when devising plans, programs, policies, buildings, or products. It seeks to create spaces that will enhance the natural, social, cultural and physical environm ...

degree from

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

Career

Trubey began his architectural career in

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working for the architectural firm of Harry Allison. He later worked in

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for HOK, where he first became involved in sports architecture. In 1992, Trubey began work with the

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HKS, Inc. HKS, Inc. is an American international architecture firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas (US). History The firm was founded in 1939 by Harwood K. Smith. In 2002, HKS expanded its international presence by opening HKS Arquitectos in Mexi ...

During his nearly three-decade career at HKS, Trubey would work as a design principal, eventually serving as a Global Director and Executive Vice President, as well as head of the firm's sports practice. While at HKS, Trubey worked on many notable projects, including sports facilities used by the

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, Texas Rangers,

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, and

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. Trubey's international projects include the Territorio Santos Modelo in

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, venues for the

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, the

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, and a planned stadium for

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. He is known for combining the sports environment with entertainment, often incorporating

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and numerous display screens into his designs. In 2016, Trubey was named one of the 50 Most Influential People in Sports Facility Design, Architecture and Development by

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. In 2021, Trubey left HKS, and three months later joined Overland Partners, a San Antonio based architectural firm, along with a few of his other colleagues who had also recently departed from HKS. With this change, Overland Partners expanded to open new office space in Dallas to accommodate Trubey and his team.

Honors

Trubey is a Fellow member of the

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(FAIA), the Texas Society of Architects, as well as the Dallas chapter of the AIA. Trubey's design for the

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Stadium won the American Institute of Architects National Design Award. In spring 2016, he was awarded the Thomas Bullock Endowed Chair in Leadership and Innovation at the Texas A&M College of Architecture, allowing him to teach a semester at the institution.

Notable projects

References

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