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.
Last year, the roof of the Metro Development Center on Fifth Street was a construction zone as 160 tons of gravel, planting medium, plants, and trees here hoisted up seven floors. Now the plants have had time to settle...
This week's art car wasn't found in Louisville. But what if it could be? We're sure Louisville could come up with something just as creative or weird as these trucks from Philadelphia. Philly's Mural Arts Program teamed up with The...
Construction work has begun on a project that will transform two vacant building on Barret and Christy avenues into a restaurant, an apartment, and another retail spot. Paul Kuhl and Ivor Chodkowski plan to open Harvest, a restaurant serving...
While the addition of an ATM to West Main Street might sound like small news, a sign accompanying the new installation declares a "grand" opening on Monday. We're curious as to how grand an opening could be for an...
A building damaged in Wind Storm 2008 on Liberty Street in Phoenix Hill has now been fully rebuilt. The 1880's era commercial vernacular building could have been just another casualty of Hurricane Ike, but the owners, Bargain Supply Company...
Maybe you saw it at the Butchertown Art Fair last weekend, but a new shop called Marie with Joy Consignments has filled an empty storefront last home to a small skateboard shop and hydroponic garden store. It's been open...
After all the controversy over Mayor Abramson's proposed Downtown bike station, this Streetfilms video emerges showing how Chicago's famous McDonald's Cycling Center in Millenium Park works. Many loved the idea of a similar center in Louisville, many more thought...
The Ice House Lofts on Main street between Floyd and Brook Streets officially started construction this week. More accurately, they are first undergoing interior demolition to get the building ready for construction, but it's still activity. We had a...
The JB Swift plant between Story & Mellwood Avenues in Butchertown had begun a construction project earlier this year illegally without a permit. The construction site was shut down after the city took notice, and a hearing was eventually...