{
  "id": 8665147,
  "title": "Powerhouse stadium to be built with bricks from former hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/powerhouse-stadium-to-be-built-with-bricks-from-former-hospital",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T10:37:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/powerhouse-stadium-built-bricks-former-103712854.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Birmingham City Football Club has purchased one million bricks salvaged from the former City Hospital, which is set to be used in the construction of their new Powerhouse stadium. The stadium, located in the planned Sports Quarter, will be surrounded by twelve brick chimney-style towers that will pay tribute to Birmingham's industrial heritage. The bricks were cleaned, sorted, and restored before being bought by the club, and will be used to replace materials removed after the hospital's closure in 2024. The development also includes documentation of the bricks' manufacturing, storage, and transportation history to be displayed as part of the new stadium. Birmingham City Football Club unveiled plans for the 62,000-capacity stadium last year, emphasizing the significance of using bricks that have been present through more than a century of change in Birmingham. The club stated that this reuse marks a new phase for materials in the city's regeneration plans, preserving a connection between the city's industrial past and its current development.",
  "summary": "Birmingham City Football Club have purchased a million restored bricks from the former City Hospital.",
  "key_points": [
    "Birmingham City Football Club buys 1 million bricks from former City Hospital.",
    "Bricks used to build new Powerhouse stadium in Sports Quarter.",
    "Bricks' history displayed at stadium for industrial heritage tribute."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}