{"id":5054,"date":"2009-06-16T15:27:15","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T19:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/?p=5054"},"modified":"2009-06-16T15:27:15","modified_gmt":"2009-06-16T19:27:15","slug":"george-dasic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/2009\/06\/george-dasic\/","title":{"rendered":"George Dasic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bitshort\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/whatwedoissecret.org\/madebyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/armani.jpg?w=1300\" title=\"George Dasic and Giorgio Armani\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Tokyo-based architect <b>George Dasic<\/b> (shown here with Giorgio Armani) was mentored by Zaha Hadid at the Architectural Association in London. Interestingly, his work reminds me more of John Pawson<!--more--> (one of my favorite designers and architects), who also has strong ties to Japan and had studied at the Architectural Association as well. 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