Let's make this birthday one to remember.

88 years old (Born on October 04, 1936)

Happy Birthday, Christopher Alexander! Celebrating the architect who boldly built over 200 structures across California, Mexico, and Japan—yet somehow managed to remain architecture's best-kept secret. Your buildings might have existed on the fringes of contemporary design, but hey, being mainstream is overrated anyway!

Here's to your timeless patterns and human-centered spaces that quietly outshine flashy trends. While others chased fame in glossy magazines, you crafted places people genuinely love living in. May your birthday be as enduringly delightful as your designs—and may this year finally bring you all the recognition you've cleverly avoided for so long!