Birmingham City unveils new stadium plans

Knighthead Capital Management, the owners of Championship football club Birmingham City, have unveiled plans for a 62,000 capacity stadium.

Located in Bordesley Green, the stadium will feature a retractable roof and 12 chimney-form towers as a nod to the brickworks that once occupied the site.

Developed by Heatherwick Studio and MANICA Architecture, the stadium has been designed to create an atmospheric matchday experience, by having a steep bowl and stands as close to the pitch as possible.

Tom Wagner, Knighthead Co-CEO and Birmingham City Chairman said: “This is a huge milestone for the football club, creating a home that reflects our ambition to compete at the highest level.

“More than that, the iconic design is a statement of intent for the City of Birmingham and the West Midlands, testament to a region that is on the rise.

“The stadium draws upon the proud heritage of the West Midlands – a heritage of industry, ingenuity and growth. I believe those same qualities can create a new era of success on and off the field, and prosperity for local communities that have been starved of opportunities for too long.”

Thomas Heatherwick, founder and Design Director of Heatherwick Studio, said: “Too often, stadiums feel like spaceships that could have landed anywhere, sterilising the surrounding area. This stadium grows from Birmingham itself – from its brickworks, its thousand trades, and the craft at its core.”

The ambition is for the new stadium to be completed in time for the start of the 2030-31 season.