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Author Topic: Villa Park Redevelopment  (Read 1152045 times)

Online Drummond

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #4755 on: December 20, 2023, 02:27:19 PM »
That looks horrible.

In comparison to what we have now, I agree, but in comparison to other new stadia, it's miles better.

Offline LeeS

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #4756 on: December 20, 2023, 02:27:40 PM »
Didn't Spurs buy up a load of tertiary land around their ground and build there? I seem to remember some smaller businesses holding out and causing a nuisance. There is plenty of that type of land North of the city centre, near the Jewellery Quarter and Newtown Row etc. A new stadium would easily fit in that space. Near to Snow Hill, and the tram and within 15 mins brisk walk of New Street too

Offline FatSam

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #4757 on: December 20, 2023, 02:43:30 PM »
I think Arsenal's ground is shite, a soulless bowl. Just a bigger version of Reading's ground.

Would rather stick to Villa Park than do that.

If you are planning to build a new stadium, it needs to be unique and not an identikit stadium. Tottenham and proposed Everton stadium for example.

The difference being that the Spurs and Everton stadia are more recent. Spurs in particular were able to look at what Arsenal had done and improve on it in pretty much every way.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #4758 on: December 20, 2023, 02:44:03 PM »
That looks horrible.

Oops the teacher's back, everyone put the toys away.

Offline Axl Rose

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #4759 on: December 20, 2023, 02:58:46 PM »
I don't like that one, looks like the outside of a Mediterranean airport

😂 You're right, actually!

Offline pablo_picasso

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #4760 on: December 20, 2023, 03:10:13 PM »
Like this?



Thats got a similar feel, but it's not quite right for us.

Reminds me of a train station a bit with that roof...

Is it on Mount Olympus?

AI does some weird shit so but the other one that looked right (from the first 4 it came up with) was...




I preferred the steps up to the ground though.


EDIT: JUst don't look too closely at the river, houses and cars.


This, with the steps you showed earlier, the mosaics, the stained glass windows, etc, is pretty much how I would like to see our cathedral of a stadium.

The Holte shows us the way. Wrap that around the rest of the stadium & it would be the greatest stadium in the world...
« Last Edit: December 20, 2023, 03:13:30 PM by pablo_picasso »

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #4761 on: December 20, 2023, 03:13:59 PM »
That looks horrible.

It’s the cheerleaders and Pom poms isn’t it?

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #4762 on: December 20, 2023, 03:14:35 PM »
It looks a bit like a factory.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #4763 on: December 20, 2023, 03:16:17 PM »
It looks a bit like a factory.

A factory of joy.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #4764 on: December 20, 2023, 03:16:29 PM »
It looks a bit like a factory.

Yeah, thats it nailed.

A factory.

From Germany.

In the 40's.


Offline Chico Hamilton III

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #4765 on: December 20, 2023, 03:19:35 PM »
It looks a bit like a factory.

A nice nod to Archibald Leitch, who in his only obituary was simply described as a factory architect.

Offline PeterWithe

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #4766 on: December 20, 2023, 03:19:59 PM »
It looks like the Aston Transport Museum, no bad thing.

Heck has had 24 hours to decide on something and we've come to a decision in a few hours this afternoon. Get that one with the steps built, and be quicker about it than you were with the badge.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #4767 on: December 20, 2023, 03:21:03 PM »
glad some of the posters here aren't architects

Offline Risso

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #4768 on: December 20, 2023, 03:31:27 PM »
It looks a bit like a factory.

A nice nod to Archibald Leitch, who in his only obituary was simply described as a factory architect.

Villa Park wouldn't look out of place in the JQ, and I mean that in a good way.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #4769 on: December 20, 2023, 03:34:06 PM »
Could it be possible  that ,in the back of Heck's mind, that the proposed 'delay' might get the Blues US owners interested in a groundshare of a new stadium ?
Fans would be up in arms but we have 2 sets of US owners whose main aim is revenue.

 


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