2024-12-26T16:08:52-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/73767905/oblivion-director-joseph-kosinski-brings-an-architectural-perspective-to-the-end-of-the-world Archinect 2013-05-23T13:36:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9b/9bf5947e8338046b0b6aa61299b836f2?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Not every director studied the greats at film school. Joseph Kosinski spent more time with Wren than Welles. "I went to graduate school in New York to get a degree in architecture&hellip; but never got my licence." Instead Kosinski, 38, has applied his skills to virtual worlds such as "the Grid" -- the digital setting of Tron: Legacy. Now, in Oblivion, he gets to imagine Earth 60 years after an apocalyptic war.</p></em><br /><br /><p> Related, see Archinect's <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/732/kdlab-and-the-art-of-speed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">interview with Joseph Kosinski about his Art of Speed project for Nike</a>.</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/96819/joseph-kosinski-5d-conference-narrating-space Paul Petrunia 2010-03-17T19:21:00-04:00 >2013-05-23T13:39:01-04:00 <p> As some of you may remember, <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article.php?id=732_0_23_0_C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I interviewed Joseph Kosinski</a> six years ago about the short animation that he created for Nike while a partner in KDLAB. Well, his career has since moved along nicely. He's now the director of the highly anticipated feature film <i>Tron Legacy</i>, scheduled to hit a theater near you around Christmas. He was interviewed at a recent event entitled 5D: The Future of Immersive Design...<br> As some of you may remember, <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article.php?id=732_0_23_0_C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I interviewed Joseph Kosinski</a> six years ago about the short animation that he created for Nike while a partner in KDLAB. Well, his career has since moved along nicely. He's now the director of the highly anticipated feature film <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104001/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tron Legacy</a>, scheduled to hit a theater near you this Christmas. He was interviewed at a recent event entitled <a href="http://www.5dconference.com/main/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">5D: The Future of Immersive Design</a>...<br><br><br><br><i>This panel contemplates the science and fiction of where virtual and material environments meet. The panelists will explore what happens to the experience of architectural form, v...</i></p>