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An aerial night view rendering of the Abrahamic Family House, including a mosque, from left, a Catholic church and synagogue, on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi.

An aerial night view rendering of the Abrahamic Family House, including a mosque, from left, a Catholic church and synagogue, on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi.

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Architect for black history museum in D.C. wins another big commission

The project was an architect’s dream and a potential nightmare: Design a tripartite worship space — to include a Catholic church, a synagogue and a mosque — in the heart of the conflict-ridden Middle East, in order to promote tolerance and at the same time reflect the three great Abrahamic faiths, which are so often at loggerheads.