Editing Unity Temple (section)

==== Entrance pavilion ====
An entrance pavilion, measuring {{Convert|24|by|32|ft}} across,<ref name="Oak Leaves p. 102" /> connects the auditorium and Unity House.<ref name="Levine p. 41" /> On the first floor, there is a foyer with a low ceiling.<ref name="Levine p. 41" /><ref name="Siry p. 170">{{harvnb|Siry|1996|ps=.|page=170 }}</ref> an example of the compression-and-release principle that Wright espoused.<ref name="Reid 2014">{{Cite news |last=Reid |first=Kerry |date=May 1, 2014 |title=DIY tour of FLW |via=newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-diy-tour-of-flwkerry-re/165016757/ |access-date=February 8, 2025 |work=Chicago Tribune |issn=1085-6706 |pages=4.3 }}</ref><ref name="Koziarz j035">{{cite web |last=Koziarz |first=Jay |date=June 7, 2017 |title=Restoration done Wright: A look inside Unity Temple |url=https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/6/7/15751444/frank-lloyd-wright-architecture-unity-temple-restoraton |access-date=February 9, 2025 |website=Curbed Chicago }}</ref> The foyer measures about {{Convert|27|ft}} wide<ref name="Siry p. 170" /> and adjoins a cloak room and a bathroom.<ref name="Oak Leaves p. 102" /> To the north, visitors make two 90-degree turns before reaching the auditorium's perimeter,<ref>{{harvnb|Sokol|2008|ps=.|page=xxxvii }}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Levine|1996|ps=.|pages=41–43 }}</ref> as Wright wanted visitors to go on a "path of discovery" to reach the auditorium.<ref name="Kamin 2025" /><ref name="Reid 2014" /><ref name="Koziarz j035" /> The north wall of the foyer is decorated with wooden slats and was initially designed as a hidden exit from the auditorium, without any doorknobs or visible hinges.<ref name="Siry p. 170" />

The foyer's west and east walls each contain a bank of six doors measuring {{convert|20|ft}} wide, with art-glass panes; the west doors form the main entrance.<ref name="Siry p. 170" /> The south wall has a glass partition,<ref name="McCarter2 p. 17" /> behind which Unity House's fireplace can be seen.<ref name="Levine p. 41" /> A pastor's study is located within the second floor of the pavilion and is directly connected to both the auditorium and Unity House.<ref name="McCarter2 p. 22">{{harvnb|McCarter et al|1997|ps=.|page=22 }}</ref>