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Be Bold, Be Birmingham. The slogan of the Second City couldn’t be more apt when it comes to the design of Birmingham City’s new stadium.

To say it’s eye-catching would be an understatement, you simply will not be able to miss The Powerhouse from wherever you are in Birmingham and there is something beautiful about that.

Upon arrival at Digbeth Loc. Studios two members of staff warned me that the design would ‘divide opinion’ and ‘take you aback’.

Forty-five minutes later a dramatic screenplay created by Steven Knight, starring Jude Bellingham, Tom Brady and Arthur Shelby – the actor Paul Anderson – set up our first viewing of The Powerhouse.

There were gasps in a room that included politicians, footballers, business leaders and Bluenoses as the 62,000-seater stadium arr

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