In 2010, Tyrrell Studio + Sharon Wright won two major components of The University of Canberra Campus Design Competition. The jury comments are as follows:

UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA DESIGN COMPETITION, 2010 CHARACTER PLAN
‘This landscape character plan is a powerful and poetic proposal that defines the campus from within and without, drawing with a genuine certainty upon the Canberra bush setting and regional landscape. The proposal interprets and elevates the local context. It takes and works with the existing condition - the ancient weathered landform, the dry forest, the ephemeral wetland and the watercourse. It utilises a cohesive and elegant planting palette, a subtle topography and sophisticated storm water dispersal and it reinterprets the use of native vegetation. While the plan concentrates on selected areas of the Campus it defines a cohesive approach delineating a rich robust character to inform the elaboration of the Campus landscape.’

UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA DESIGN COMPETITION, 2010: THE UNIVERSITY GREEN
‘The proposed University Green is a subtle combination of pathways, some meandering and some rectilinear, with sculpted landforms, subtle planting regimes, wetlands, rain and sedge gardens. It avoids the ubiquitous formal urban park, opting for a seamless composition of a rich and diverse native parkland with strong links to the greater bush setting, the concourse and the broader campus. The requirements of the brief for the ‘Green’ to provide for a variety of activities and to demonstrate sustainable practices and biodiversity are met with confidence and a delicate touch.’