Overview
- Designs were revealed at Digbeth Loc. Studios, with the working name The Powerhouse and Heatherwick Studio collaborating with MANICA Architecture.
- Key features include 12 chimney-form towers that serve structure, circulation and ventilation, a movable pitch, and a retractable roof designed to close in about 20 minutes for multi-use events.
- The venue would anchor a proposed 135-acre Sports Quarter in East Birmingham on land assembled around the former Birmingham Wheels site.
- Chairman Tom Wagner cited a stadium cost of about £1.2bn within a wider project of at least £2.5bn, with a naming-rights deal planned.
- Next steps involve consultations and a planning application, with delivery also tied to transport upgrades such as a pledged tram link to the city centre.