Barron of Blog » architecture http://mike.shannonandmike.net Wife, Kids, and the Pursuit of Happiness Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:01:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Earthscaper http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2011/10/10/earthscaper/ http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2011/10/10/earthscaper/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:45:53 +0000 Mike B. http://mike.shannonandmike.net/?p=6472 Mexican architecture firm BNKR's proposed "Earthscraper" for Mexico City:

]]> http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2011/10/10/earthscaper/feed/ 0 Base Jumping off Burj Dubai http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2009/11/19/base-jumping-off-burj-dubai/ http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2009/11/19/base-jumping-off-burj-dubai/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:33:51 +0000 Mike B. http://mike.shannonandmike.net/?p=4016 The Burj Dubai, at 818m tall, is the tallest man-made structure in the world. It is scheduled to be completed on January 2010.

Here is a video of the first people to base jump off of the structure (back when it was "only" 600 meters tall):

To get a sense of just how BIG this building is, here is a more recent video taken from the pinnacle by the construction crew:

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