I was asked for the ref to a publication by Mark B about Parametric Design so I have listed some of the more relevant publications from Mark and others in SIAL below:

References to selected SIAL publications dealing with parametric design

Book Chapters

Burry, M.C., Blurring the Lines: Mediating between analogue and digital skill sets, in Architectural Design Vol 73 No 2 Mar/Apr 2003, Wiley-Academy, pp 110-118

Burry, M.C., Between Intuition and Process: Parametric Design and Rapid Prototyping, in Architecture in the Digital Age (ed. Branko Kolarevic) Spon Press, London, 2003 pp148-162

Burry, M.C., Gaudí ¡nd Information Technology: an architecture of real absence and virtual presence in Gaudí ²002. Miscel?lனa, Editorial Planeta, Barcelona, 2002, pp 200-215

Burry, M.C., Dunlop, G.M., Paramorph I, in Cyberspace the world of digital architecture, The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd, 2000, pp07-09, pp 134-139

Burry, M.C., Paramorph: Anti-Accident Methodologies, Architectural Design issue on ?Hypersurfaces 2?, Academy Editions, London, September 1999, pp78-83

Burry, M., C., Gaudí¬ Teratology and Kinship, Architectural Design issue on ?Hypersurfaces?, Academy Editions, London April 1998 p38-43

Refereed Journals

Burry, M.C., CAD/CAM and Human Factors, Automation in Construction, March 2002

Conferences

Maher, A., Burry, M, The Parametric Bridge: connecting digital design techniques in architecture and engineering, acadia22--conference2003, Ball State University, Indianapolis, USA., 23-26 October 2003

Burry, J., Maher, A., Taylor, M., Burry, M., Educational experiments in design project sublimation, The second International Conference of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia, Melbourne University, Australia., 28-30 September 2003

Burry, J., Burry, M. Introducing Simple Arithmetic and Geometric series in complex parametric modelling, The Joint Meeting of ISAMA 2003 and the 6th Annual Bridges Conference at the University of Granada in Spain 23-25 July 2003

Burry, M.C., Burry, J.R., Faulí¬ J.? Sagrada Famí¬©a Rosassa: Global Computer-Aided Dialogue between Designer and Craftsperson (Overcoming Differences in Age, Time and Distance) University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, USA October 11-14, 2001