To erect, build, raise, lift, and ascend toward the sky; to stand upright. These are just some of the words that come to mind when contemplating these architectures, whether modest or monumental—manifestations of a mental landscape within physical space, intimate geographies imbued with spiritual resonance.
To transform a pale and unyielding external world into a triumph; to impose order and stability upon it; to build one’s own kingdom and, in doing so, forge new connections between art, science, philosophy, and spirituality—is this not an affirmation of vitality, perhaps the most remarkable adventure of human creativity?