This section contains a video by Prof Jill H. Slinger. She will introduce the concept of Building with Nature as a worldwide trend.

The development of the material for the course Engineering: Building with Nature 101x represents a collaborative endeavour by the Delft University of Technology and contributors from the Ecoshape Foundation.  In particular Deltares, Witteveen + Bos and the Regional Development Fund of the European Union have contributed financially to this collaborative endeavour. In addition, specialists from Deltares,Boskalis, Van Oord, Witteveen + Bos and Wageningen University have contributed with their knowledge and time.

Moreover, this Building with Nature education endeavour rests firmly upon the seminal work of Dr. ir. Ronald Waterman, who has kindly granted the Delft University of Technology the right to use the registered trademark Building with Nature® and the Building with Nature^© in this material.