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{{Short description|Fish-shaped building in Hyderabad, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox historic site
| name = National Fisheries Development Board
| image = Fish_shaped_building.jpg
| caption = National Fisheries Development Board building, 22 September 2012
| locmapin =
| map_caption =
| location = Pillar No:235, Fish Building, PV Narasimha Rao Expressway, [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]] 500052
| built = 2012
| built_for =
| demolished =
| architect = Central Public Works Department of India
| architecture = [[Novelty]]
| native_name = నేషనల్ ఫిషరీస్ డెవలప్‌మెంట్ బోర్డ్
| native_language2 = Hindi
| native_language = Telugu
| native_name2 = राष्ट्रीय मत्स्य विकास बोर्ड
}}
The '''National Fisheries Development Board building''', located in [[Hyderabad]], [[India]], is the headquarters of the eponymous National Fisheries Development Board. The building is notable as a unique example of [[Novelty architecture|mimetic or novelty architecture]], being designed in the shape of a gigantic fish.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Cathy |date=2018-01-28 |title=Mimetic architecture: Why does this building look like a fish? |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/mimetic-architecture-osm/index.html |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref name=Time1>{{Cite magazine |last=Adams |first=William Lee |date=2012-11-05 |title=National Fisheries Development Board Building |language=en-US |magazine=Time |url=https://style.time.com/2012/11/05/15-buildings-that-dont-look-like-buildings/slide/national-fisheries-development-board-building/ |access-date=2023-04-24 |issn=0040-781X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=National Fisheries Development Board |url=https://nfdb.gov.in/ |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=nfdb.gov.in}}</ref>

The Building was designed and conceptualized by Central Public Works Department (CPWD) .

The four-storey building was officially opened in April 2012, and was reportedly inspired by Frank Gehry's monumental ‘Fish’ sculpture in Barcelona which was completed in 1992.

The building is an example of mimetic architecture, incorporating elements of the fish form into its functionality. This includes the left pectoral fin doubling as an awning above the staircase to the entrance, and the two circular windows acting as eyes.

The building is clad in stainless steel panels and, apart from the central core, is completely raised off the ground on pale blue pilotis. Blue-purple spotlights illuminate the building at night, giving the impression that the ‘giant fish’ is swimming through Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fish Building, India |url=The four-storey building was officially opened in April 2012, and was reportedly inspired by Frank Gehry's monumental ‘Fish’ sculpture in Barcelona which was completed in 1992. The building is an example of mimetic architecture, incorporating elements of the fish form into its functionality. This includes the left pectoral fin doubling as an awning above the staircase to the entrance, and the two circular windows acting as eyes. The building is clad in stainless steel panels and, apart from the central core, is completely raised off the ground on pale blue pilotis. Blue-purple spotlights illuminate the building at night, giving the impression that the ‘giant fish’ is swimming through Hyderabad.}}</ref>

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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Government buildings completed in 2012]]
[[Category:Government buildings in Telangana]]
[[Category:Novelty architecture]]

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