Jaap Brouwer studied Spatial Planning graduating with a degree in engineering from the Hogeschool, Utrecht, the Netherlands and then received a Master of Urbanism from the Academie van Bouwkunst Amsterdam. He worked from 2003-13 at Soeters Van Eldonk Architects, Amsterdam and is presently an advisor at Waterrecreatie Nederland and a partner at Aquapuncture, which advises, designs and does research for waterways.