Ian Keough is the CEO of Hypar, a simple, intelligent, building design application. He’s spent over a decade building tools that automate building design and analysis. Before Hypar, Ian was the software architect for Autodesk’s AEC Generative Design team, where he worked on Dynamo, the open-source visual programming tool he invented for Revit. Ian joined Autodesk after the acquisition of Vela Systems, which had acquired his app goBIM—the first BIM viewer for iOS—developed during his time at Buro Happold. He holds a BFA in Sculpture from the University of Michigan and a Master’s in Architecture from Parsons.
Over the last six years at Hypar, we’ve been exploring what the right kind of automation looks like for building design — powerful enough to capture expert logic, simple enough for anyone to use, and smart enough to learn and adapt over time. In this talk, I’ll share how we’ve evolved from a scripting platform into a design environment that offers intelligent suggestions, captures firm-specific expertise, and helps teams move faster without losing control. But more importantly, I’ll show where we’re headed: toward a future where automation doesn’t just execute your intent — it anticipates it, adapts to your standards, and makes every project a little smarter than the last.
