2013
Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres - French Minister of Culture and Communication

2008
First National Award in Landscape Architecture for Green Amphitheatre, in Quinta das Lágrimas, Coimbra, Portugal

2007
Honors National Award in Landscape Architecture for the Restoration of a medieval garden, “Jardim Pedro e Inês” at Quinta das Lagrimas Coimbra.

2005
First National Award in Landscape Architecture for private garden at Fatima, Portugal. Cristina Castel-Branco, João Albuquerque e Jorge Froes.

2005
Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres - French Minister of Culture and Communication

1994
European Commission "Sauvegarde du Patrimoine Culturel de l´Europe" as project director of the Botanical Garden of Ajuda, Lisbon.

1993
Merit Award for communication to Boston Common Management Plan Walker-Kluesing Design Group and Cristina Castel-Branco - Boston Society of Landscapes Architects

1989
Student Honor Award - American Society of Landscape Architects (Univ. of Massachusetts)

1988
Premio internazionale di Architettura Andrea Palladio to Project of Biotechnology School (in collaboration João Adão da Fonseca, Teresa Andresen)