about
Bradley E. Cantrell
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture
Louisiana State University Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture
311 Design Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
225.614.4080
Brad Cantrell is part of a group of professors dedicated to advancing the science and art of landscape design through computing and data visualization. He actively fosters interdisciplinary research projects and is the Director of the Terrain Kinetics (TiKi) Lab, an interdisciplinary facility for the exploration of landscape visualization and interactive spaces.
His own research and teaching focuses on using digital film and techniques to represent landscape form and phenomenology. This work in digital representation ranges from improving the workflow of digital media in the design process, to providing a methodology for deconstructing landscape through compositing and film editing techniques. Another of his research interests is creating interactive landscapes using devices which express site characteristics through ambient cues. A continuation of work started while he was at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, this research aims to strengthen designers’ analysis and understanding of landscape and the everyday use of space.
Design experimentation and research is explored through competitions such as; Boston Center for the Arts, Bridge Park International Design Competition (finalist in 2005), and Logan Airport 9/11 Memorial Competition (finalist, 2004).
In addition to teaching at LSU, Cantrell teaches new approaches to landscape visualization to design firms throughout the U.S. He lectures at universities and conferences such as the University of Kentucky, University of Rhode Island, CELA, ACADIA, and the Red Stick International Animation Festival. He has collaborated on digital media projects and 3-D visualizations with M.I.T., the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and the Harvard Center for Design Informatics. He is currently principal of Visual Logic Inc, a studio dedicated to landscape visualization, new media, and interactive space.
