PRECEDENT ANALYSIS

UNITY TEMPLE

The Unity temple is located in Chicago, Illinois and was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1905. Construction of the temple began in 1906 and was completed in 1908. There are several reasons why I feel this would be a great building to study. One Fact I found out about the building that interested me is that the Unity Temple is the only public building from Frank Lloyd Wrights Early Career that is still in use. Already, I can see how this building is in many ways a great link between the earliest forms of architecture and how it foreshadowed the architecture that followed after it. The Building ties in great with what we have learned so far in History in the sense that He specifically wanted the temple to be called a “temple” rather than a church because he wanted the structure to reflect the power and the simplicity of ancient temples. (Ancient pyramids, Pantheon, etc.) Looking forward, I feel the structure was significant to the architecture that followed it because of the insightful use of concrete construction. I also heard but have not proved yet that he designed the entire building in one night, no sweat right. I am looking forward to discovering more of what this structure has to offer, as it is one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s lesser publicized works.