document.writeln("<table><tr><!-- Tools Story INTRO --><td align=left valign=top width=25%><a href=http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2002/0710/tools_1-1.html><img src=http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2002/0710/images/11867_image_1.150.jpg width=150 height=150 border=0 alt='ArchWeek Image'></a></td><td align=left valign=top width=75%><p style='text-align: left'><font size=+0 face=Helvetica,Arial color=#000000>A VISION FOR PARAMETRIC DESIGN</font></p><p style='text-align: left'>For many years, software tools for mechanical engineers and industrial designers have enabled them to with work with computers in ways not available to architects. Using parametric design software, they have been able to quickly manipulate their designs and study many alternative solutions — including those with complex organic shapes — by simply changing the variables, or parameters, defining the geometry of an object or assembly.</p><p style='text-align: right'><a href=http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2002/0710/tools_1-1.html><img src=http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/images/continue.gif width=96 height=22 border=0 alt=Continue...></a></p></td></tr></table>");
