$500M Redevelopment Planned for Historic Hampton Beach Casino
New Hampshire redevelopment calls for modern mixed-use landmark with luxury condos
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Johanna Knapschaefer
Johanna Knapschaefer, ENR’s New England Special Correspondent, has been writing about trends in design and construction of buildings, bridges, tunnels and other infrastructure for more than a decade. She also profiles award-winning industry leaders and delves into broader construction issues such as workforce training, worker safety and health, climate change remediation and emerging offshore wind and tidal energy developments. Over the past two decades, her articles have appeared in Architectural Record, BusinessWeek, the Boston Globe, American Banker, Modern Metals, BusinessNH Magazine, Pittsburgh Magazine and many other publications. Johanna is fluent in Japanese, and taught English and academic writing in the Science and Engineering Department of Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, while living in Japan for eight years.
When not writing, Johanna enjoys mountain climbing, singing and playing her Spanish guitar.
ARTICLES
Transportation
Port Authority Reopens Popular Manhattan Playground Closed by George Washington Bridge Construction
Dolphin Playground was closed about eight years ago due to nearby construction on the bridge
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Project Team Divides Harvard Theater Project into Six Self-Supporting Structural Sectors
The American Repertory Theater’s new home was built with more than 2,000 mass timber components
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New Hampshire $360M Stormwater Tunnel Project Awaits Tunnel Boring Machine
TBM for one of Manchester, N.H.'s largest-ever public works projects will bore a 2.25 mile, 12-ft-dia stormwater conveyance tunnel
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Sports/Entertainment
Boston’s Pro Women’s Soccer Stadium Price Tag Soars to $325 million
Mayor blames city’s ballooned $135 million tab on tariffs and increased labor costs
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Sports/Entertainment
New Hampshire Ski Area on Track to Build North America’s First Third-Gen Tramway
Cannon Mountain is in discussions with two major aerial lift manufacturers
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Harvard University Commits to Sustainability with Hybrid Mass Timber Concrete Treehouse
The structure’s branchlike geometry created complexity for design and construction
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ENR 2025 Top 25 Newsmakers
Karina Dailey: Led an Effort to Remove a State Record of Nine Dams to Reclaim the State's Floodplain
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Sports/Entertainment
Soccer Stadium Bordering Boston Moves Closer to Construction
Deals are also reached for new hotels and commuter rail near the stadium
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