Birmingham City unveil new stadium with enormous chimneys dubbed 'Powerhouse'

[KingKhanWC]

Is this the ugliest stadium in the world?

In your opinion which are you favourite stadiums or arenas you've seen or been too?
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Birmingham City have revealed the design for a 62,000-seater stadium that will be the centrepiece of the Sports Quarter and it will be called 'The Powerhouse'.

The stadium design was unveiled at Digbeth Loc. Studios on Thursday afternoon by Blues chairman Tom Wagner, Bluenose and film director Steven Knight and Heatherwick Studios architect Eliot Postma.

Knight prepared a film for guests to reveal the stadium that included cameos from minority investor Tom Brady, Real Madrid and England superstar Jude Bellingham and Peaky Blinders actor Paul Anderson.

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[Champ_Pal]

Definitely looks ugly. Those chimneys look hideous.

 

[sweep_shot]

I don't like the design. Chimneys? Really?

This design is as terrible as Tesla's Cybertruck.

 

[sweep_shot]

They just have to get rid of the chimneys and it should look beautiful. No need to add anything.

Simplicity is sometimes all you need.

 

[KingKhanWC]

I don't like the design. Chimneys? Really?

This design is as terrible as Tesla's Cybertruck.

Digbeth in Birmingham is the old part of the city. Birmingham had a lot of chimneys , at one time one of biggest industrial cities in the world. But this is 2025, looks outdated and weird.

 

[sweep_shot]

Digbeth in Birmingham is the old part of the city. Birmingham had a lot of chimneys , at one time one of biggest industrial cities in the world. But this is 2025, looks outdated and weird.

I see.

It just looks odd. They could've had one small chimney perhaps. They added 12 chimneys!

What was the designer thinking? LOL.

 

[SherWaqar]

Someone said it looks like Wonka’s chocolate factory.

 

[SherWaqar]

They just have to get rid of the chimneys and it should look beautiful. No need to add anything.

Simplicity is sometimes all you need.

The chimneys are actually there to support the heavy roofing..but yea ugly af.

 

[shaz619]

Is this the ugliest stadium in the world?

In your opinion which are you favourite stadiums or arenas you've seen or been too?
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Birmingham City have revealed the design for a 62,000-seater stadium that will be the centrepiece of the Sports Quarter and it will be called 'The Powerhouse'.

The stadium design was unveiled at Digbeth Loc. Studios on Thursday afternoon by Blues chairman Tom Wagner, Bluenose and film director Steven Knight and Heatherwick Studios architect Eliot Postma.

Knight prepared a film for guests to reveal the stadium that included cameos from minority investor Tom Brady, Real Madrid and England superstar Jude Bellingham and Peaky Blinders actor Paul Anderson.

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You don’t need to ask me this, but has there ever been more reason to reinforce Birmingham ‘Sh!ty’ FC


Thank you for this Blues.

 

[shaz619]

Someone said it looks like Wonka’s chocolate factory.

If you turn it upside down, it becomes a table, they need all them extra legs to stay in the championship
@KingKhanWC

 

[shaz619]

I see.

It just looks odd. They could've had one small chimney perhaps. They added 12 chimneys!

What was the designer thinking? LOL.

It’s like new BMW’s these days, hate em at first, but then they age even worse

 

[sweep_shot]

It’s like new BMW’s these days, hate em at first, but then they age even worse

LOL. Yeah.

Designs are getting too funky.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Looks like it was designed by an arthouse Londoner, someone who probably thinks anywhere north of Watford is up north.

 

[shaz619]

 

[Bewal Express]

Its like those chimneys in some power station when you drive towards Nottingham. Its not a good look.

 

[shaz619]

Its like those chimneys in some power station when you drive towards Nottingham. Its not a good look.

Those always remind me of the Nuclear PP in the Simpsons lol

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Those always remind me of the Nuclear PP in the Simpsons lol

Well I don't think there are any rivers in Birmingham so fish with three eyes are unlikely. Maybe you might spot the odd badger with five legs though.