ɡɹˈæbɑːɹ ɹᵻsˈiːvd mˈɛni ˈɑːnɚz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz lˈaɪftaɪm, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə tʃˈɑːɹlz lˈæŋ fɹˈiːɚ mˈɛdəl ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ænd, ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, ðə tʃˈɛɹmənz ɐwˈɔːɹd æt ðɪ ˈɑːɡə kˈɑːn ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛktʃɚ sˈɛɹᵻməni ɪn dˈoʊhə, wˌɛɹ hiː mˌeɪd wʌt wʌz pɚhˈæps hɪz lˈæst pˈʌblɪk spˈiːtʃ.
Grabar received many honors during his lifetime, including the Charles Lang Freer Medal in 2001 and, in 2010, the Chairman's Award at the Aga Khan Award for Architecture ceremony in Doha, where he made what was perhaps his last public speech.