2 ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁under ground ▁dig ging ▁for ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁had ▁been ▁completed . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁fr amed ▁to ▁its ▁full ▁height ▁by ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Ex terior ▁design ▁and ▁decor ation ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁commission ed ▁a ▁contemporary ▁temple ▁from ▁Per kins + Will , ▁but ▁chose ▁a ▁ne oc lass ical ▁design ▁from ▁architect ▁of ▁record ▁FF K R , ▁with ▁Per kins + Will ▁design ing ▁the ▁temple ' s ▁interior , ▁pla za , ▁gar age , ▁landscape , ▁and ▁a ▁services ▁building . ▁Roger ▁Jackson ▁of ▁FF K R ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁company ▁studied ▁notable ▁Philadelphia ▁buildings ▁when ▁design ing ▁the ▁temple , ▁such ▁as ▁Christ ▁Church ' s ▁tower , ▁Independ ence ▁Hall ' s ▁interior , ▁and ▁Franklin ▁Institute . ▁ ▁The ▁exterior ▁is ▁light ▁gray ▁De er ▁Island ▁gran ite — un like ▁the ▁pre - cast ▁concrete ▁of ▁most ▁tem ples — to ▁match ▁nearby ▁buildings , ▁as ▁does ▁the ▁Cor inth ian ▁order ▁detail ing . ▁Fort y - four ▁Japanese ▁map le ▁trees ▁are ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁temple . ▁Its ▁interior ▁uses ▁Georg ian ▁style ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁L DS ▁Church . ▁ ▁Temple ▁complex ▁City ▁and ▁church ▁officials ▁announced ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁that ▁a ▁meeting house ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 2 - story ▁resident ial ▁building ▁will ▁be ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁lot ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁temple ▁site