{"id":405076,"date":"2026-02-03T05:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/405076\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T05:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:13:12","slug":"heinz-islers-masterpiece-concrete-shell-norwich-sports-centre-is-listed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/405076\/","title":{"rendered":"Heinz Isler\u2019s \u2018masterpiece\u2019 concrete shell Norwich sports centre is listed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"picture\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/02090634\/DP572487-1497x1100.webp\" src=\"\"\/>&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>1\/12 Norwich Sports Village,  Boundary Road, Norwich, Norfolk.<br \/>\nGeneral view of sports centre shell roof made from reinforced concrete. Span of 48 m, length of 111.6m and a height of 10m. Designed by Heinz Isler 1987-91. View from north east.<\/p>\n<p>Source:&amp;nbspHistoric England<\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/02090646\/DP572488-1469x1100.webp\" src=\"\"\/>&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>2\/12 Norwich Sports Village,  Boundary Road, Norwich, Norfolk.<br \/>\nGeneral view of sports centre shell roof made from reinforced concrete. Span of 48 m, length of 111.6m and a height of 10m. Designed by Heinz Isler 1987-91. View from south east.<\/p>\n<p>Source:&amp;nbspHistoric England<\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/02090657\/DP572494-scaled-e1770027435856-1600x1067.webp\" src=\"\"\/>&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>3\/12 Norwich Sports Village,  Boundary Road, Norwich, Norfolk.<br \/>\nGeneral view of sports centre shell roof made from reinforced concrete. Span of 48 m, length of 111.6m and a height of 10m. Designed by Heinz Isler 1987-91. View from north.<\/p>\n<p>Source:&amp;nbspHistoric England<\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/02090719\/DP572497-1467x1100.webp\" src=\"\"\/>&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>4\/12 Norwich Sports Village,  Boundary Road, Norwich, Norfolk.<br \/>\nGeneral view of sports centre shell roof made from reinforced concrete. Span of 48 m, length of 111.6m and a height of 10m. Designed by Heinz Isler 1987-91. View from south east.<\/p>\n<p>Source:&amp;nbspHistoric England<\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/02090730\/DP572500-875x1100.webp\" src=\"\"\/>&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>5\/12 Norwich Sports Village,  Boundary Road, Norwich, Norfolk.<br \/>\nGeneral view of sports centre shell roof made from reinforced concrete. Span of 48 m, length of 111.6m and a height of 10m. Designed by Heinz Isler 1987-91. View from north west.<\/p>\n<p>Source:&amp;nbspHistoric England<\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/02090741\/DP572502-1467x1100.webp\" src=\"\"\/>&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>6\/12 Norwich Sports Village,  Boundary Road, Norwich, Norfolk.<br \/>\nDetail view of sports centre shell roof made from reinforced concrete. Span of 48 m, length of 111.6m and a height of 10m. Designed by Heinz Isler 1987-91. View from north west.<\/p>\n<p>Source:&amp;nbspHistoric England<\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/02090752\/DP572503-1467x1100.webp\" src=\"\"\/>&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>7\/12 Norwich Sports Village,  Boundary Road, Norwich, Norfolk.&#13;General view of aquatic centre, sports centre and former ice rink all with a thin reinforced concrete shell, designed by Heinz Isler 1987-91. View from west.<\/p>\n<p>Source:&amp;nbspHistoric England<\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/02090834\/DP572461-1600x1067.webp\" src=\"\"\/>&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>8\/12 Norwich Sports Village,  Boundary Road, Norwich, Norfolk.&#13;Detail view of sports centre with a thin reinforced concrete shell showing south west elevation, designed by Heinz Isler 1987-91. View from north west.<\/p>\n<p>Source:&amp;nbspHistoric England<\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/02090803\/DP572452-1600x1067.webp\" src=\"\"\/>&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>9\/12 Norwich Sports Village,  Boundary Road, Norwich, Norfolk.<br \/>\nInterior, general view of aquatic centre centre showing thin reinforced concrete shell, designed by Heinz Isler 1987-91. View from north east.<\/p>\n<p>Source:&amp;nbspHistoric England<\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/02090813\/DP572458-1557x1100.webp\" src=\"\"\/>&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>10\/12 Norwich Sports Village,  Boundary Road, Norwich, Norfolk.<br \/>\nDetail view of sports centre with a thin reinforced concrete shell showing north east elevation, designed by Heinz Isler 1987-91. View from east.<\/p>\n<p>Source:&amp;nbspHistoric England<\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/02090823\/DP572459-1600x1067.webp\" src=\"\"\/>&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>11\/12 Norwich Sports Village,  Boundary Road, Norwich, Norfolk.<br \/>\nDetail view of sports centre with a thin reinforced concrete shell showing north east elevation, designed by Heinz Isler 1987-91. View from north east.<\/p>\n<p>Source:&amp;nbspHistoric England<\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/02\/02090844\/DP572466-1559x1100.webp\" src=\"\"\/>&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>12\/12 Norwich Sports Village,  Boundary Road, Norwich, Norfolk.&#13;Detail view of former ice rink with a thin reinforced concrete shell showing south west elevation, designed by Heinz Isler 1987-91. View from south east.<\/p>\n<p>Source:&amp;nbspHistoric England<\/p>\n<p>Norwich Sports Village, designed by Swiss engineer Heinz Isler and featuring a distinctive \u2018inverted membrane\u2019 concrete structure, has been Grade II listed as one of only three such structures built in England since the 1970s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; 1\/12 Norwich Sports Village, Boundary Road, Norwich, Norfolk. 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