Every three years, the best architectural projects of the Muslim world are awarded the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture. For more than 40 years, architects from all over the world have been striving to create a unique architectural monument to leave their mark in history and win general recognition. The Aga Khan Award winners include Wasit Natural Reserve in the United Arab Emirates, the Palestinian Museum in Birzeit, the Arcadia Education Center in Bangladesh, and the entire island of Muharraq in Bahrain. Along with such large-scale projects, there is one snow-white gem of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sherefudin's White Mosque in the small picturesque city of Visoko, that was also honored. For its incredible courage and creativity, the design of the famous Bosnian architect Zlatko Ugljen received this prestigious award in 1983 and another one, the recognition of Hungarian architects, a few years later. According to the architects, this mosque in Visoko is one of the three best modern projects of religious buildings in Europe.

Sherefudin's White Mosque is a unique architectural complex consisting of an entry courtyard, a mosque, a minaret, an annex to the mosque, and an ancient cemetery. Built by Zlatko Ugljen in 1980, the modern building of the mosque is actually a reconstruction of a medieval mosque of 1477, hence the old cemetery behind this Muslim shrine. The central prayer hall is made in a traditional square shape with a dome above. Huge transparent windows symbolize the Five Pillars of Islam and let in warm sun rays that illuminate the entire prayer hall. Simple decorative elements and easy-to-read calligraphy make the white shrine even airier. Only a few interior details are painted in traditional green, as are the carpets on the mosque's floors.

The mosque is not only a place of worship but also a venue for various seminars and lectures on religion and culture.