Maynard Lyndon

Maynard Lyndon (September 6, 1907 – November 15, 1999) was an American architect. He designed over 40 school buildings in Michigan and California, including the Northville School, known as "the first modern public school in North America". He also designed Bunche Hall on the UCLA campus.

Early life Lyndon was born on September 6, 1907, in Howell, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1928. According to The Los Angeles Times, with its "concrete construction coupled with refined brick and glass walls", it was "considered the first modern public school in North America". He designed the Apperson Street School at 10233 Woodward Avenue in Sunland, California, in 1946-1947. He then designed the South Hill Street Ticket Office building for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway at 601 South Hill Street in Downtown Los Angeles from 1947 to 1948.

Lyndon designed the Vista Elementary School in Vista, California, in 1950. He also designed the Meiners Oaks School in Ojai, California, and the Webster School in Malibu. By 1955, he designed the 28th Church of Christ, Scientist at 1018 Hilgard Avenue in Westwood, Los Angeles, just off the UCLA campus (since demolished). A decade later, in 1964, he designed Bunche Hall on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He also designed the Harvey Knox shop in Beverly Hills, California.

Lyndon became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1952. By the 1970s, they moved to Kussaberg, Germany.

Lyndon died on November 15, 1999, in Germany.