Early on in our trip we were asked to read an excerpt called Why Buildings Stand Up, examining the evolving architecture, technology and people that have allowed us to visit superstructures such as the Duomo and Pantheon.

Hundreds of thousands of people come to visit these domes every year, but what makes them universally successful? Why do we study these domes rather than the domes of mishapen chocolate soufflés or the little pink domes of acne on our faces? No one takes a 7 hour transatlantic flight to take photos with their selfie stick in front of my pimples (thankfully).

Think about it – we can’t manage the very landscape of our own skin, so how do we create and maintain structures that hold hundreds of thousands of people?

I don’t think we can take all of the credit. It is the nature of change, and subsequently the people who enforce that change, that hold up these structures.

Pimples are more often than not brought on by stress, a new diet, sleeping patterns, environmental factors – ultimately some change. Domes emerge after new leadership, eras and territory.

You squeeze and prod at your pimples and they break and deteriorate, sometimes leaving a scar and other times leaving nothing. But they will typically return, quite similar to the original form.

The same can be said of domes. They collect dirt and endure wear and tear, sometimes they will disappear and other times a change will bring them back to life. The Renassiance – The Return.

Without change there would be no pimples. Without change there would be no domes.