In 2015, Robert Orr was selected as one of the CNU Fellows.
CNU inaugural class of fellows are long-time members who have made remarkable contributions to the New Urbanism Movement. See more at: https://www.cnu.org/movement/fellows
Hamden SmartCode (Form-base Code for 14.5 square miles of Hamden, CT)
Award, New England Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU-NE), April 2, 2009
Southport Green (Village Infill 8 Units/Acre Mixed-Use Development)
AIA/CT Alice Washburn Award, Urban House, April, 2010
Award, New England Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU-NE), March 4, 2007
Shartenberg Block (Downtown New Haven 100 Units/Acre Mixed-Use Block)
Award, New England Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU-NE), March 4, 2007
Governor's Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding & Renewal (ROA work in Waveland, Mississippi)
First Place Gulf Guardian Partnership Award, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Gulf of Mexico Program, December 13, 2006
Robert Orr
WASP Representative, Congresssional Gold Medal (Posthumous) -For Service of my Mother, Joanne Wallace Orr, in the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during WWII, Washington, DC, March 10, 2010
Fellow American Institute of Architects (FAIA), Elevated to College of Fellows, the highest honor the American Institute of Architects can bestow. May 16, 2008
Distinguished Service Award, Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, November, 2006
Outstanding Philanthropy, Volunteer Efforts & Leadership Award, Columbus House, Spring, 2006
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, May 4, 2006
Letter of Gubernatorial Commendation, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, May 2, 2006
The Natchez House Compound, Seaside, Florida
Design Concepts, Designer of the Year Award, September 1999
Builder Magazine, Special Focus Award (Builder’s Choice Design and Planning Awards), October 1997
New Hope Farm Compound, New Hope, Pennsylvania
AIA Connecticut Architectural Drawing Award, June 1995
Mazzotta House Medical Clinic and Mixed-Use Complex, Middletown, CT
Boston Society of Architects Award, March 1993
Rosewalk Neighborhood and Town Plan, Seaside, FL
Southern Pine Great Outdoors Design Competition, Winner, Dec 1987
CSA/AIA Award, 1986
Builder Magazine, Grand Award (Builder’s Choice Design and Planning Awards), 1986
Architectural Record, Record Houses Award, 1986
1985 Wood Design Award from The American Wood Council, 1985
Yale Boathouse and Dormitory Complex and Master Plan, Gales Ferry, CT
CSA/AIA Award (before construction awards), 1986
Theater, Offices, Shops, Restaurant, Public Square and Town Plan, Mashpee, Cape Cod, MA
International Council of Shopping Centers, Merit Certificate, 1989
Builder Magazine, Merit Award (Builder’s Choice Design and Planning Awards), 1988
Anchorage State Office Complex and Town Plan, Anchorage, AK
New York Architectural League Young Architects Forum Award, 1982
House of the 90’s, Atlanta, GA
House Beautiful, Sponsored and Built by House Beautiful and The American Wood Council, 1990
Kearns Residence, Milford, CT
CSA/AIA Award (Architectural Awards for Unbuilt Projects), 1986
Best Small House: Finalist
House Beautiful, Award, (Invited Competition), 9/1988
Grand Avenue Neighborhood Housing Complex, Fair Haven, CT
Winner, New Haven Development Competition, July 1987
Southern Pine Great Outdoors Competition
Winner, Garden Architecture, July 1987
Roland Table
Finalist, Progressive Architecture, Furniture Competition