Inhabitat recently showcased the 2007 winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, which "recognizes distinguished architecture that encourages social development, restoration, re-use and environmental responsibility in the Islamic world."

Here are a few of the winners:

Royal Netherlands Embassy"With a site-integrated, passive solar design, the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia pays homage to the surrounding nature and cultural diversity with an inherent sensitivity to place. Surpassing functional constraints, the structure’s design quietly supports security while placing emphasis on experience, encounter and efficiency."

"One of the winning projects, the METI School of Rudrapur in Bangladesh, is a great example of these values. The school is an amazing hand-built project that showcases great sustainable design practices and locally-sensitive architecture. Elegantly fusing local knowledge, readily available renewable materials and new construction techniques, the project maintains a traditional identity while embracing modernity in both its form and purpose."

Full pictures and coverage can be looked at here