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Cape Town – Yup, this is definitely one for the adrenaline junkies. How about adding jumping off the world’s highest man made structure to your bucket list?
Soul Flyers World Champions Vince Reffet and Fred Fugen did that, and in so doing, set a new world record by jumping off the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Watch the epic video here.
The skyscraper is 829.2 metres high and became the tallest building when it was completed in 2010.
The Burj Khalifa has also won numerous awards which include:
• 2012 Award of Merit for World Voices Sculpture, Burj Khalifa Lobby from Structural Engineers Association of Illinois, Chicago.
• 2011 Interior Architecture Award, Certificate of Merit from AIA - Chicago Chapter.
• 2011 Distinguished Building Award, Citation of Merit from AIA - Chicago Chapter.
• 2011 Interior Architecture Award: Special Recognition from AIA - Chicago Chapter.
• 2011 Design Excellence Award: Special Function Room.
• 2011 Excellence in Engineering from ASHRAE - Illinois Chapter.
• 2011 Outstanding Structure Award from International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering.
• 2011 Decade of Design, Presidential Commendation in Corporate Space Small from International Interior Design Association (IIDA).
• 2011 Decade of Design Best of Category/Mixed Use Buildings from International Interior Design Association (IIDA).
• 2011 GCC Technical Building Project of the Year from MEED.
• 2011 Project of the Year from MEED.
• 2010 International Architecture Award
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Soul Flyers World Champions Vince Reffet and Fred Fugen did that, and in so doing, set a new world record by jumping off the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Watch the epic video here.
The skyscraper is 829.2 metres high and became the tallest building when it was completed in 2010.
The Burj Khalifa has also won numerous awards which include:
• 2012 Award of Merit for World Voices Sculpture, Burj Khalifa Lobby from Structural Engineers Association of Illinois, Chicago.
• 2011 Interior Architecture Award, Certificate of Merit from AIA - Chicago Chapter.
• 2011 Distinguished Building Award, Citation of Merit from AIA - Chicago Chapter.
• 2011 Interior Architecture Award: Special Recognition from AIA - Chicago Chapter.
• 2011 Design Excellence Award: Special Function Room.
• 2011 Excellence in Engineering from ASHRAE - Illinois Chapter.
• 2011 Outstanding Structure Award from International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering.
• 2011 Decade of Design, Presidential Commendation in Corporate Space Small from International Interior Design Association (IIDA).
• 2011 Decade of Design Best of Category/Mixed Use Buildings from International Interior Design Association (IIDA).
• 2011 GCC Technical Building Project of the Year from MEED.
• 2011 Project of the Year from MEED.
• 2010 International Architecture Award
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