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Thom Roberts In the future there might be new tall buildings built by Bert (Farhad Haidari)

Archibald Prize 2023 finalist Thom Roberts 'In the future there might be new tall buildings built by Bert (Farhad Haidari)'

Which one of these buildings would you like to live in?

Architect Farhad Haidari is framed beneath three-dimensional towering skyscrapers made of wood. Thom Roberts has used shades of grey, cream and brown to paint both Farhad and the towers. Notice how Farhad (whom Thom calls Bert) appears to have four eyes. Why do you think that is?

If you were going to design a new building for a city, what would you build?