| 1985 | SD Review ‘85 |
| 1986 | Design Competition for the redevelopment of the Shinsaibashi, Osaka |
| 1986 | Display of the Year, Japan, “Emilio Ambasz” Exhibition |
| 1988 | Display of the Year, Japan, “Alvar Aalto” Exhibition |
| 1988 | Osaka Industrial Design Contest, L Unit System |
| 1988 | SD Review‘88 |
| 1989 | Arflex Design Competition |
| 1993 | House Award, Tokyo Society of Architects |
| 1995 | Mainichi Design Prize |
| 1996 | Yoshioka Prize |
| 1996 | JIA Kansai Architects |
| 1996 | Innovative Award, Tokyo Journal |
| 1996 | Ecoplice House Competition, IAA (International Architects Academy) |
| 1997 | The JIA Prize for the best young architect of the year |
| 1998 | Tohoku Prize, Architectural Institute of Japan for Tazawako Station |
| 1999 | ar+d, Architectural Review, UK for Paper Church |
| 1999 | 4th International Festival for Architecture in Video by IMAGE, Italy |
| 1999 | Architecture for Humanity Design Award for Paper Log House |
| 2000 | The Augustus Saint-Gaudens Award from the Cooper Union, NY |
| 2000 | Akademie der Kunste (Berlin Art Award), Germany |
| 2001 | Nikkei New Office Award, for GC Osaka Building |
| 2001 | World Architecture Awards 2001: Europe Category, Public/Cultural Category for the Japan Pavilion |
| 2001 | Gengo Matsui Award for the Japan Pavilion |
| 2001 | The Prize of Japan Society for Finishing Technology, for GC Osaka Building |
| 2001 | Time Magazine Innovator of the Year |
| 2002 | World Architecture Awards 2002: Best House in the World, Naked House |
| 2004 | Grande Medaille France Academie d’Architecture |
| 2005 | Thomas Jefferson Medalist in Architecture |
| 2005 | Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture |
| 2005 | AIA New York Chapter Design Awards-Project Honors: Nomadic Museum-NY |
| 2007 | MIPIM Awards 2007:Residential Developments 1st Prize, Kirinda Project, Sri Lanka |
| 2007 | MIPIM Awards 2007:Special Tribute, Kirinda Project, Sri Lanka |
| 2008 | Urban Land Institute Awards for Excellence: Finalist, Kirinda Project, Sri Lanka |
| 2009 | Japan Project International Award, Student Jury’s Award: Chengdu Hualin Elementary School, China |
| 2009 | Grand Prize of AIJ 2009: Nicolas G. Hayek Center |
| 2010 | International Architecture Awards, Chicago Athenaeum of Architecture and Design, European Center Architecture Art Design; Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Clubhouse |
| 2010 | International Prize for Sustainable Architecture, Gold Medal, Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Clubhouse |
| 2011 | Design for Asia Awards, Grand Award / Gold Award -Paper Partition System |
| 2011 | Auguste Perret Prize |
| 2012 | Mainich Art Prize |
| 2012 | Art Prize from Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs |
| 2012 | KALMANI Prize 2012, Mexico City |
| 2013 | Elle Décor Design Award 2013, Wall Covering -Module H, Hermès Maison |
| 2013 | iF Design Award -lamp Yumi, Fontana Arte |
| 2014 | Good Design Award -lamp Yumi, Fontana Arte |
| 2014 | The Pritzker Architecture Prize |
| 2014 | Joie de Vivre Award |
| 2014 | Kyoto City Artistic and Cultural Commendations, Sparkle Grand Award |
| 2014 | Asia Game Changers Awards (Asia Society, NY) |
| 2015 | The Asahi Prize |
| 2015 | Crystal Award (World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland) |
| 2015 | Shigemitsu Award for Global Cultural Exchange |
| 2015 | Posey Leadership Award |
| 2015 | LCD Awards2015 Best Emerging Culture Destination Asia /Pacific Award, Oita Prefectural Art Museum |
| 2016 | JIA Grand Prix 2015, Oita Prefectural Art Museum |
| 2016 | RIBA Awards for International Excellence, Oita Prefectural Art Museum |
| 2016 | GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2016 GOOD DESIGN GOLD AWARD, Paper Partition System [Paper Partition System for Earthquake Kumamoto, Japan] |
| 2017 | 2017 AIA Awards – Architecture. Aspen Art Museum |
| 2017 | GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2017 GOOD DESIGN SPECIAL AWARD [DISASTER RECOVERY DESIGN], Wooden Prefabricated Temporary Housing/Kumamoto Earthquake |
| 2018 | JCD International Design Awards 2018 Grand Prize, Mt Fuji World Heritage Centre |
| 2018 | Japan Wood Design Award 2018, Mt Fuji World Heritage Centre |
| 2019 | 2018 Wood Design & Building Awards [Merit Award] , Shonai Hotel Suiden Terrasse |
| 2021 | Prix Lignum 2021 [1st prize, Region Mitte] , Swatch Omega |
| 2021 | Prix International d’Architecture Bois 2021 , Swatch Headquarters |
| 2022 | 2022 International Architecture Award by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design , Swatch Omega |
| 2022 | The American Architecture Award for 2022 , Cast Iron House |
| 2024 | Prix Versailles Award, SIMOSE |
| 2024 | Wood Design Award Grand Prize (Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award), DLT Permanent Timber Temporary Housing |
| 2025 | iF DESIGNAWARD 2025, Toyota City Museum |
| 2025 | GOOD DESIGN GRAND AWARD, DLT Permanent Timber Temporary Housing |
