Branden Klayko

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Branden founded Broken Sidewalk in 2008 while practicing architecture in Louisville. He continued the site for seven years while living in New York City, returning to Louisville in 2016. Branden is a graduate of the College of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis, and has covered architecture, design, and urbanism for The Architect's Newspaper, Designers & Books, Inhabitat, and the American Institute of Architects.
A new 860-space parking garage at the Galt House is already under construction on Third Street which includes a pedway parallel to Third providing visual screening from the blank wall of the Galt House's Ballroom. A second pedway across...
Imagine moving your entire office (or home?) across town with only a team of bikes? Remember that includes dozens of large boxes, computers, chairs, and even a sofa. Bicycling for Louisville just completed such a move from Second Street...
Developers behind the Whiskey Row Lofts officially announced today that they have secured financing for the $18.5 million mixed use project at Second and Main Streets and will begin construction immediately. The 110,000 square feet will occupy a prominent...
Two very cool videos of two very different cities. Above is a video of Paris rooftops (click here if video doesn't load) and after the click is a time lapse aerial view of Tokyo. If the video of Tokyo...
We're big fans of design competitions here at Broken Sidewalk and Irish Hill's Mediative Urbanisms competition last year has generated some of the most creative ideas for an infill brownfield site in recent memory. I'm going to take a...
Louisville's rapid transit dilemma By now, we've all agreed that Louisville needs to invest in a long-term solution to its growing transportation problems. So many people drive cars everywhere they go that we all carry the burden with clogged...
Sign Sign everywhere a sign Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign As a person who gets around primarily by foot and bicycle, I am very aware of the nuances of my...
I like to think I am pretty observant when I am out walking through the city, but I totally failed the "Awareness Test" video up above. How did you do? Transport for London recently put these video advertisements out...
The Belle of Louisville has taken the top prize in the 10th Annual National Historic Landmark Photo Contest, beating out St. Louis' Gateway Arch and a pueblo in Taos, NM. Over 200 photos were submitted to the National Parks...