 Unity Temple is a Unitarian Universalist church in Oak Park, Illinois, and the home of the Unity Temple Unitarian

Universalist Congregation. It
was designed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and built between 1905 and 1908
 Unity Temple is considered to be one of Wright's most important structures. Because of its consolidation of aesthetic intent and structure
through use of a single material, reinforced concrete
 IN 1905, A LIGHTINING STRIKE STARTED A FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE WOODEN FRAME OF CHURCH.
 AFTER THAT FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT OFFERED A DESIGN AND ALSO DESIGNED FURNITURE AND STAINED GLASS FOR BUILDING

TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF CONGREGATION,WRIGHT DIVIDED THE COMMUNITY

SPACE FROM THE TEMPLE SPACE THROUGH A LOW MIDDLE LOGGIA THAT COULD BE
APPROACHED FROM EITHER SDE

THIS DESIGN WAS WRIGHT’S FIRST USES OF A BIPARTITE DESIGN:WITH TWO PORTIONS OF
THE BUILDINGS SIMILAR IN COMPOSITION AND SEPERATED BY LOWER PASSAGEWAY.
TO REDUCE THE NOISE FROM THE STREET WRIGHT ELIMINATED STREET LEVEL WINDOWS
INSTEAD NATURAL LIGHT COMES FROM STAINED GLASS IN THE ROOF AND CLERESTORIES
AMONG THE UPPER WALL
  Throughout Wright’s architecture there is an interplay between
light and dark, in the material, spatial configuration, and literal means
of light. The exterior reads as heavy and opaque whereas the interior
appears open and airy. Inside the temple, the light seems to appear
from nowhere flooding the space with light.
 Since the windows were removed from street level, the parishioners
have no view of the exterior or nature. Wright’s response to this issue
was to design stained glass that had hues of green, yellow, and brown
to evoke the sense of nature within the interior
 Compared to the effects that the building creates, the temple is relatively
small. All of the seating within the temple is placed within 40 feet of the pulpit,
which reinforces that sense of the community that Wright had developed as
way for everyone to come together and worship. Although, its actual size is
considerably smaller than it appears, it is the light that pours in from the
clerestory and skylights that open up the volume to appear as if it were much
bigger than it actually is
 Other activities that take place in Unity Temple are
• Wedding Ceremonies
• Men & Women retreat in January & February
• Choir Singing
• Painting Exhibition Twice a year
• Listening to Video Casts & Podcasts every Tuesday
• Community Conversations
And so on Ar. Wright haven’t designed just a Church but a gathering place open to
all right from children to adults.