The Fassa Bortolo International Prize for Sustainable Architecture, Silver Medal,
Ferrera, Italy, 2011
http://www.fassabortolo.com/FASSA-BORTOLO-INTERNATIONAL-PRIZE-FOR-SUSTAINABLE-ARCHITECTURE-29-06-2011.html#

The Earth Awards, Built Environment Category winner
Sustainable Shells
awarded in collaboration with Michael Ramage.
The Earth Awards, London, 2010
http://www.theearthawards.org/site/built-environment-win/

Winner - South African Institute of Architects - Gold Medal, 2010

Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
AIA Congress and Investiture, Miami, Florida, June 2010
http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/AIAB082319?dvid=&recspec=AIAB082319

World Building of the Year
Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre, Limpopo ,South Africa
World Architectural Festival- Barcelona, October 2009
http://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/news-detail.cfm?newsId=120
http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/peter-rich-wins-world-building-of-the-year-award-for-mapungubwe-interpretation-centre/5210590.article

World Building, Culture Category winner
Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre, Limpopo ,South Africa
World Architecture Festival- Barcelona, October 2009
http://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/winners.cfm?eventYear=2009

David Alsop Sustainability Award
Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre, Limpopo, South Africa
British Structural Awards 2009
The Institute of Structural Engineers
http://www.istructe.org/events/structuralawards/Pages/StructuralAwards2009-Winners.aspx#david%20alsop%20sustainability%20award

South Africa Absolut Visi Designer of the Year, 2009
Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre, Limpopo
http://www.visi.co.za/content/article/64/a-true-architect-of-africa

IASS Tsuboi Award, Shanghai
Outstanding paper of 2009 IASS Symposium
Sustainable shells: New African vaults built with soil and cement tiles
Authors: Ramage, Ocshendorf, Rich

Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize
Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre, Limpopo, South Africa
2008 Africa Middle East
Holcim Foundation for sustainable Construction
Stabalized earth Visitors centre. Mapungubwe National Park
http://www.holcimfoundation.org/T1281/Search_prize-winning_projects_since_2005.htm