Let's make this birthday one to remember.

85 years old (Born on May 31, 1940)

Happy birthday to the legendary Lebbeus Woods—architectural visionary, fearless innovator, and master of structures that defy gravity (and occasionally logic)! Your groundbreaking designs in Chengdu and Havana continue to inspire awe—and perhaps a bit of confusion—in architects worldwide. Who else could make buildings look like they're mid-explosion yet perfectly stable?

Your co-founding of the Research Institute for Experimental Architecture back in 1988 was nothing short of revolutionary; decades later, your legacy still challenges us all to think beyond walls and ceilings. Here's hoping your next year is filled with even more impossible angles and delightfully impractical brilliance!