Thams received various honors including Gold medal for designing the Norwegian pavilion at the Exposition Universelle (1889), Knight First Class Order of St. Olav, Knight in the Swedish Order of the Polar Star and Knight of the French Legion of Honour.
Thams was awarded numerous honors, including a prestigious Gold medal for his work on the Norwegian pavilion at the 1889 Exposition Universelle, as well as high-ranking knighthood titles from Sweden and France.