TBE Architects (Thalden Boyd Emery) is a full-service design firm providing master planning, architecture and interior design services.
TBE is a Native American-founded firm that is honored to have worked with 121 tribes and First Nations. In addition to looking amazing and functioning flawlessly, TBE believes that the best casino, hotel and resort designs also must serve to strengthen tribal sovereignty with an ROI that supports financial and economic independence.Since 1971, TBE has developed designs for more than 300 casino projects and 400 hotel projects. In doing so, it has created spaces where memories are made, relationships are formed and communities are strengthened.
With deep roots serving Indian Country, TBE’s principal owners attribute the firm’s design success and the prosperity of each project to authentic client and consultant relationships and the ability to pivot with ever-changing industry demands. TBE’s design team is best known for its ability to create fresh, fun spaces throughout North America that respectfully represent the heritage of each unique client.
Notable projects include Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino, Paragon Casino Resort and We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort, with the most recent being a 70,000-square-foot expansion at Prairie Band Casino & Resort in Kansas (pictured). This addition includes 74 beautiful new guest rooms and a therapeutic spa where patrons can soothe the spirit and indulge in a personal sensory experience.
The spa features a palette of calming colors, accentuated by the soothing glow of 48 Himalayan salt tiles embedded in a wall of soft white and gray to infuse the space in calming energy. As guests step into one of two plunge pools, they will undoubtedly reflect on the intricately carved wood relief on the opposing wall. Moving deeper into the spa area, guests will find an abundance of space to relax in the new 179-square-foot steam room.
TBE Architects is proud to be an active associate member of the Indian Gaming Association, the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association and the Washington Indian Gaming Association.
For more information, visit TBEArchitects.com, email Mike Carter, director of client development, at mcarter@TBEarc.com or call 314-727-7000.
