Robert E. Langdon, Jr.

Robert Earl Langdon Jr. (May 31, 1918 – August 13, 2004) was an American architect based in Los Angeles, California. With Ernest C. Wilson Jr., he designed 27 office buildings along Wilshire Boulevard as well as the Getty Villa in the Pacific Palisades and the Bank of America Building in Beverly Hills. He was the President of the Pasadena chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Early life Robert E. Langdon Jr. was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

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. Another notable building they designed was the CNA Tower, located at 6th Street and Commonwealth Avenue, and completed in 1972. Overall, they designed twenty-seven buildings along Wilshire Boulevard. They also designed the factory of the Hughes Aircraft-Electro Optical Systems in El Segundo.

Langdon served as the President of the Pasadena Chapter as well as the Director of the California Council of the American Institute of Architects. Additionally, he was the national President of Scarab fraternity, an architectural organization.

Personal life He was married to Jacqueline (Hughes) Langdon. They had a son, Robert Langdon, III, and a daughter, Jan (Langdon) Handtmann. They resided in Pasadena, California.

Death He died on August 13, 2004, in Pasadena, California. He was 86 years old.