David Adjaye has revealed visuals of The Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi that will contain a church, mosque and synagogue.
The three cubic temples are designed by Adjaye Associates to encourage "peaceful co-existence and acceptance" of the three Abrahamic faiths Christianity, Islam and Judaism in the UAE's capital city.

"I believe architecture should work to enshrine the kind of world we want to live in, a world of tolerance, openness, and constant advancement," explained Adjaye.
"As an architect I want to create a building that starts to dissolve the notion of hierarchical difference ? it should represent universality and totality ? something higher, that enhances the richness of human life," he continued. "We hope we have set out a plan for a beautiful and thought-provoking space that celebrates the three faiths and stimulates dialogue and understanding at a critical time for the world."

Adjaye Associate's design won the competition to design a multifaith complex on Saadiyat Island ? a new cultural district off the coast of the UAE's capital city.
The visuals show that The Abrahamic Family House will be positioned close to Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi on the tip of the islet, which will also shortly be joined by Frank Gehry's long-awaited Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.

Once complete, the church, mosque and synagogue will each be distinguished by a unique orientation and decorative facade made up of colonnades,...