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Museo del Prado (Madrid)

Museo del Prado (Madrid) Spanish architect Rafael Moneo (Tudela, Spain, 1937) has chosen Belluga litter bin for the garden of the new building of Museo del Prado, next to the Royal Botanic Garden from Madrid (Spain)..Belluga litter bin is now one of the most successful site furniture items made by BENITO. This was designed in 2000 by Moneo itself to tackle a need in market: great capacity litter bin, with a modern look, tough (cast aluminium and ductile iron) and vandal-proof (undulating body to avoid fixing posters, stickers or graffiti on ... [+mas]

Al Hana' Luna Park in Tripoli (Libia)

Al Hana' Luna Park in Tripoli (Libya) The Al Hana' Luna Park urban development project, in Tripoli (Libya), required classical-style lighting and urban furniture elements in accordance with the architectural aesthetics of the buildings. Although Tripoli is a comopolitan city, there are walls and religious and colonial buildings that give it a historical look. In this regard, BENITO recommended Bailén/Fernandina lamposts for lighting roads, squares and gardens in this new residential area. These cast-iron lamps have a black finish and are highly cost-effecti ... [+mas]

Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

Yas Island circuit, Abu Dhabi (Emirats Àrabs Units) BENITO has installed over a thousand litter bins in the new Yas Island circuit in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), which from October 30th to november 1st will host for the first time a race in the Formula-1 World Championship.The Dara model, specifically, has been especially designed for this project and has a capacity of 180 liters. It is idealfor an area that sill receive thousands of people in a single day.To be stand out is the ashtray and its steel lid. Also, the iron protector process in this litter bin guarantees an optim ... [+mas]

Parc Paysage de la Cour du Maroc, Paris

Parc Paysage de la Cour du Maroc (Paris) The new public park is located in the Cour du Maroc area (rue Aubervilliers, Paris 18e), not far from the Gare de l'Est. It is one of the key projects Paris City Council has overseen in response to the meed for green areas and to improve the landscape of a number of the city's more socially disadvanged outlying districts.The work has carried out between 2005 and 2007 and covers 42.500 square metres of playgrounds, gardens and sport areas. The team of architects, landscape designers and sociologists awarded the work was led by the well-known landsca ... [+mas]

Valencia (Venezuela)

Metro of Valencia (Venezuela) Valencia, capital of the Venezuelan state of Carabobo, is about 150 kilometres from Caracas. This booming industrial city stands out from other Venezuelan towns thanks to modernized services and well-maintained public parks and streets.During an institutional visit to Benito's corporate headquarters in Manlleu (Barcelona), the mayor of Valencia and other officials described the city's upcoming urban development projects and asked Benito for advice on installing urban equipment.One project that has gone ahead is Line 1 of the Underground. Valencia has implemen ... [+mas]

Turin (Italy)

  Turin (Italy) BENITO continues to strongly introduce its products in the italian city of Turin. Since the Winter Olympic Games held in there, the presence of Benito products has been more and more outstanding. At this present moment the Alea benches and the Dara flower planters (see photos) add up to 400 installed units.The City Hall of this important city has decisively bet on renovating the urban furniture, and has taken design as the pont to bear  in mind when choosing the products. In this sense, Benito is one of its main figures. Actually, the idea of the responsible ... [+mas]
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