HBG Design recently introduced Ray Mabry, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, as its new office leader and principal for national hospitality practice in Dallas, Texas.
Mabry, who has 24 years of experience in architecture, will serve HBG Design clients as principal-in-charge and project manager.
With a main office in Memphis, Tennessee, HBG Design’s projects include Rock & Brews Casino and Restaurant in Braman, Oklahoma; Kanakee Grille at Four Winds New Buffalo Casino Resort in New Buffalo, Michigan; and projects for Sycuan Casino Resort in El Cajon, California, and Oaklawn Racing Casino in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
“Ray is a veteran of leading complex projects in the hospitality and entertainment market sector, making him a perfect fit to lead HBG’s projects in the space,” said HBG Design Practice Leader Nathan Peak, AIA, LEED GA, in a statement. “He is committed to leading HBG’s Dallas Office with great passion and enthusiasm as he forges new frontiers in the national hospitality and entertainment industry and helps HBG cement our footprint in the Dallas metro area professional community.”
Mabry’s experience includes commercial gaming projects in Las Vegas and Asia, and most recently MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. He has worked on projects in Europe, Asia, South America, the Middle East, and the Caribbean, and has delivered brand hospitality designs for the Hotel Drover at the Fort Worth Stockyards in Texas, and The W Hotel and Omni Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.
As HBG’s Dallas office, Mabry will focus on premium and luxury brand hospitality, gaming/entertainment, and conference/event center venue design.
“I share HBG Design’s philosophy of crafting memorable experiences,” Mabry said. “I take great joy in designing places where guests can unwind and escape from their daily lives, while providing the best possible experiences to my clients and their guests.”
