A team of architects from Ukraine took top prize at a prestigious competition with a concept for a 'living skyscraper' shaped out of a grove of genetically modified trees. And while trees have never been used to develop anything on the scale of a skyscraper, the idea isn't all science fiction. Designers have already successfully grown trees into tables, chairs, lamps and bridges. 'Living skyscraper' made from genetically modified TREES wins architecture design competition | Daily Mail Online