Brisley's projects have received numerous awards, including two National AIA Awards, the Vincent Scully Prize, the Thomas Jefferson Medal and two Governor's Urban Design Awards for Excellence. The firm's early project of Seaside, Florida, was the first authentic new town to be built successfully in the United States in over fifty years. In 1989, Time Magazine selected Seaside as one of the 10 "Best of the Decade" achievements in the field of design. The firm has been featured in other national media such as NBC News and ABC News, as well as Newsweek, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the New Yorker.

2007

Neighborhood Excellence Award for East Fraserlands,
Vancouver, Canada: Canadian Institute of Planners.

New Urban Design Award for Aqua, Miami Beach: Miami Design
Preservation League.

Best of American Living Award for Vickery, Georgia:
Professional Builders Magazine and the National Association of Homebuilders.

2006

Honor Award for Kentlands, in Gaithersburg, Maryland: Maryland
Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Merit Award for Evans Farm, in Mclean, Virginia: Maryland
Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Brownie Award for Implementation and Process for East
Fraserlands, in Vancouver, British Columbia: Canadian Urban Institute.

2005

Top Ten Developments of 2005 for Southside, Greensboro,
North Carolina: the Sierra Club.

Sierra Club Smart Growth Award, for the Vermillion project in
North Carolina and for the Plan Baton Rouge in Louisiana.

Award of Excellence in Architecture, for Good Shepherd
Catholic Church, Miami, FL: AIA Miami Chapter.