David manica, owner, manica architecture"at the end of the day, it'll be perfect for oklahoma city, it'll be perfect for the thunder, it'll be perfect for every

A new NBA arena in downtown OKC is one step closer to being reality after an Oklahoma City Council majority approved a contract with the architectural team Tuesday. Per the agreement, the Kansas City-based Manica Architecture firm will be largely responsible for the new OKC Thunder arena project's early phases and its design work,

The Oklahoma City Council approved a contract with the architects who will design and develop the new arena for the OKC Thunder Tuesday morning. MANICA Architecture and TVS are being tapped to design and develop the arena.