The projects are nominated by experts or even admirers, and after a lengthy vetting process a shortlist is presented to a nine-member jury. The winners and runners up for 2016 display the same eclecticism as previous years, as one might expect from the nomination of 348 projects from 69 countries. Among the six winners is the Bait Ur Rouf Mosque (architect: Marina Tabassum) in Dhaka, in which a beautifully lit interior belies its unexceptional brick exterior and the unusual fact that it doesn’t have a dome. The land was donated by a widow after a “difficult life” and the loss of her husband. The result is a pavilion that can be used for social meetings as well as prayer.