Robert E. Langdon Jr.
Robert E. Langdon Jr. | |
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Born | Robert Earl Langdon Jr. May 31, 1918[1] |
Died | August 13, 2004 | (aged 86)
Education | Yale University University of Southern California |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouse | Jacqueline (Hughes) Langdon |
Children | Robert Langdon, III Jan (Langdon) Handtmann |
Robert Earl Langdon Jr. (May 31, 1918 – August 13, 2004) was an American architect based in
Early life
Robert E. Langdon Jr. was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa.[2] He attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.[2] He went on to graduate from the School of Architecture at the University of Southern California in 1944.[3][4]
Career
He started his career by designing buildings for his alma mater, the University of Southern California, whose campus grew shortly after World War II.[4]
In 1949, he partnered with Ernest C. Wilson Jr., a fellow USC graduate in Architecture, to start an architectural firm.[2] Two years later, in 1951, they officially named it Langdon & Wilson.[2] Shortly after, they opened offices in Los Angeles and Newport Beach.[2] Later, they partnered with fellow architect Hans Mumper, renaming the firm Langdon, Wilson & Mumper.[2] Eventually, they changed the name again to Langdon Wilson Architects.[2] They had 125 employees.[2] Langdon served as the chairman of the Los Angeles office, overseeing design projects in the LA area.[2]
The firm designed the Getty Villa in the Pacific Palisades, which makes up the J. Paul Getty Museum with the Getty Center in nearby Brentwood.[3][4] They also designed the Glendale Federal Savings Building, also known as the Bank of America Building, or 9454 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills.[5] Another notable building they designed was the CNA Tower, located at 6th Street and Commonwealth Avenue, and completed in 1972.[2][4] Overall, they designed twenty-seven buildings along Wilshire Boulevard.[2] They also designed the factory of the Hughes Aircraft-Electro Optical Systems in El Segundo.[2]
Langdon served as the President of the Pasadena Chapter as well as the Director of the California Council of the American Institute of Architects.[2] Additionally, he was the national President of Scarab fraternity, an architectural organization.[2]
Personal life
He was married to Jacqueline (Hughes) Langdon.[2] They had a son, Robert Langdon, III, and a daughter, Jan (Langdon) Handtmann.[2] They resided in Pasadena, California.[4]
Death
He died on August 13, 2004, in Pasadena, California.[2] He was 86 years old.[2]
References
- ^ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- ^ The Los Angeles Times, August 25, 2004
- ^ a b Grad student unearths architect’s drawings for Getty exhibition, USC School of Architecture: School News, July 05, 2013
- ^ a b c d e Pauline O'Connor, House Getty Villa Architect Built For Himself in Pasadena, LA Curbed, March 19, 2013
- ^ Emporis: Bank of America Building