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.
While walking down Witherspoon Street not too long ago, I was taking a few photos of the dramatic contour of the roof of the new arena. From this particular vantage point east of the arena, the structure is fully...
It's always nice when a great building replaces a blank spot in the city where a once great building stood. That's the case at 614 West Main Street where one of my favorite infill projects of the last decade,...
In December 2009, it was officially announced that Barney Bright's Truth & Justice statue once adorning the front of the Legal Arts Building come Republic Plaza Downtown is headed for the University of Louisville. Here's what the plaza might look...
Interesting interview with architect Daniel Libeskind from mid-December in Der Spiegel. Libeskind designed the Ascent in Covington and, most recently, a component of the CityCenter project in Las Vegas billed as the largest privately financed building project in U.S....
A Kentucky House Bill was submitted January 13 that could make it illegal to transport children on bike on Kentucky state maintained roads. Representative David Osborne, representing a small portion of Jefferson County and part of Oldham County filed...
Need a break? Check out this short stop-motion video called La Puerta made in Barcelona, Rome, Grottaglie, and Murcia. If the video doesn't load, click here.
A new report from Commercial Kentucky detailing commercial activity in Louisville shows Class-A office space vacancy in the Central Business District at an astonishingly low 5.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009. According to the Marketbeat report, downtown...
It's strange when doing the right thing is going beyond the call of duty. After enjoying a pleasant although chilly walk through the Crescent Hill neighborhood in December, I was standing at the curb of the intersection between Frankfort...
It's been just over a year since the devastating fire at Cafe Mimosa / Eggroll Machine on Bardstown Road. Now, Coco Tran of the Zen Garden Restaurant on Frankfort Avenue has taken over the property and plans are in...