How has fabric been incorporated into modern architecture? What are the advantages, both practical and aesthetic, that fabric gives to structures? Support your answer by discussing how Zaha Hadid has used fabric in her work.

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Although fabric architecture is an ancient concept, modern architects have been using it in innovative ways. Lightweight and strong synthetic fabrics offer a number of advantages in modern design and construction. The tensile strength of fabric allows structures to be lightweight and portable. Zaha Hadid's innovative Burnham Pavilion is made of panels of fabric zipped tight over a framework of bent aluminum and steel tubing. Video was projected onto some of the fabric inside the structure and LEDs illuminated the exterior at night so that it glows in a sequence of colors-green, orange, blue, violet.