Automating Designs: A Basis for LLM-Based Design Loops with BTABoK CLI/MCP
Thursday, 9:00 AM EST
LLMs are already being used to generate code, but using them to generate and validate architecture is a fundamentally harder and more interesting problem. This talk introduces a practical approach to LLM-based design loops built on the BTABoK CLI and MCP (Model Context Protocol), where structured architecture artefacts — canvases, decisions, fitness functions — become the inputs and outputs of iterative AI-assisted design cycles. Rather than asking an LLM to freeform a system design, the loop grounds generation in BTABoK schemas, validates outputs against CoDL/CaDL constraints, and surfaces gaps for human review.
Drawing on BTABoK's Design concept — architecture as deliberate, constraint-aware shaping of solutions — the session is honest about where LLMs add genuine leverage (option generation, consistency checking, documentation) and where human judgement remains essential (trade-off resolution, stakeholder alignment, ethical constraints). Attendees leave with a concrete architecture for building their own design loop, not just a demo.
About Paul Preiss
Paul Preiss is the CEO and Founder of the Iasa, one of the largest Enterprise and IT architect associations in the world. Through his time at Iasa, Paul has taken the association from a single user group in Austin Tx to an international organization with chapters in over 25 countries. Paul's vision is a unified architecture profession with effective education, credentials and ethics which fully supports corporate strategy and delivery. He is a tireless advocate for the field and speaks on topics ranging form architecture ethics to best the best setup and structure for architecture teams. Paul has spoken at hundreds of events as well as held conferences and training for architects all over the world. He is an expert software and enterprise architect in practice and continues to work with companies on optimizing their technology strategy.
Prior to developing Iasa, Paul was the chief architect for Dell Pan Asia where he helped to integrate the technology strategy across 14 countries. He also served as the chief architect for the Sears point of sale replacement in North America consisting of 2000 stores and thousands of suppliers as well as the chief architect for a digital asset management firm, Ancept.
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