Russian company Metropol has chosen Cityscape Abu Dhabi to unveil a $3.5bn project in the heart of Moscow, marking the first time that a Russian company has showcased a project at the exhibition.

The Metropoliya project, a 1.5 million square metre mixed use development three kilometres from the Kremlin is going to make use of ‘green’ technologies developed by Japanese firm Nikken Sekkei.

The focus of the Metropoliya project - a 364 metre tall tower with 10 smaller towers arranged around it in a lotus flower pattern - will be sustainability and energy efficiency with a low carbon footprint. Nikken Sekkei is aiming for a development that uses up to 60% less energy than equivalent projects. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2009 and will continue for up to 10 years.

Metropol has chosen to showcase the project in Abu Dhabi because of the other “iconic and truly unique projects being realised here” according to CEO Dr Mikhail Slipenchuk, who claims that this makes the venue the perfect place to raise investment capital.