Temple of Agape by Morag Myerscough and Luke Morgan celebrates love with neon signage at Southbank Centre.

This weekend, I took some time out from the busy family wedding season (one down, three more to go!) and visited the Southbank Centre. I think “mesmerised” is the only word that can summarise my initial reaction of standing in front of the Temple of Agape.

Brightly coloured signs adorned with words related to “love in all its forms” decorate this architectural installation that designers Morag Myerscough and Luke Morgan have created for a summer festival in London. This temple is made up of hundreds of large hand-painted flag-like signs, covered in words about love, in a riot of bright colours.

Tying into the Agape theme – love of humanity – the temple represents the power of love to conquer hate. Agape is one of seven Ancient Greek themes of love on which the festival’s agenda is based.

What was even more striking was the beautiful marriage of bold neon colours with three dimensional lettering that made the words almost jump out and mix into the dynamic and energetic ambience serving its purpose of providing a place for celebration and shared thoughts.

Multicoloured geometric patterns cover the walls at the base of the structure, while a ramp with a black tiled pattern leads up and through the installation, towards a set of stairs that ascends to the foyer level of the Royal Festival Hall.

The Temple of Agape installation will be in place until the conclusion of the Festival of Love on 31 August 2014.