This article was researched and written by Agustina Aboy, an architect and BIM specialist from Montevideo, Urguay.
Hypar’s birth
Hypar was founded in 2018 by Ian Keough and Anthony Hauck, both of whom have extensive backgrounds in AEC industry. Ian is recognized as the “Father of Dynamo,” while Anthony previously directed AEC product management at Autodesk. Their combined experience in developing digital tools for building design led them to create Hypar, a cloud-based design platform aimed at streamlining the design and construction workflow.
Hypar 1.0 was a web-based design environment built around the concept of functions, where each function managed a specific building system. Both the Hypar team and users contributed to this ecosystem, making it a collaborative platform. One of its standout features was the text-to-BIM modeling function, which isn’t available anymore.
Hypar 2.0: a minimalist reinvention
I had the opportunity to meet with Andrew…