The concept Wright presented to the congregation met stated needs and was, at least prior to construction, within their budget. It also broke nearly every existing rule and convention for American and European religious architecture while laying the groundwork for modern buildings.

Along with a revolutionary cubist design - with no steeple and no front entrance - Wright’s Unity Temple would use concrete in a daring way. The Temple would be among the first monumental buildings in the world to be comprised entirely of poured in place, exposed concrete. The honest and elegant exploitation of this seemingly base material at Unity Temple would become a signpost for design today.