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.
Another Thunder Over Louisville is history, and another Kentucky Derby Festival is just beginning. Here are some photos of the fireworks and the near-record crowds that packed Downtown Louisville over the weekend to take in the largest annual fireworks...
It's been a while since we took a look at the arena construction site, but construction is hurrying on as quickly as ever. If (when, rather) you go to Thunder, be sure to check out the progress for yourself. The...
We noticed two new works of art disguised as bike racks downtown today that are part of the ongoing bike rack program in Louisville. We're not sure how long they have been in place, but here are the photos. Apparently,...
This isn't what we normally cover here, but the graphics in this video are pretty amazing, especially for the architecturally minded. In the award-winning short film called World Builder, a man builds a digital world in a sort of...
A modern interpretation of a shotgun house is finishing up construction on Hull Street in Phoenix Hill. The project was designed and built by Shed Design+Build and will soon be home to one of the partners in the business....
This small flood marker is barely bigger than a brick, but it's the most elegant and informative 1937 Flood sign we've seen. Located next to the entrance beneath the Colgate Clock in Clarksville, the marker gives all the relevant...
Local solar panel dealer and installer RegenEn Solar has announced two partnerships to help your home or business to become more environmentally friendly. RegenEn Solar has partnered with the Sustain store in St. Matthews to offer residential solar power...
Here's a good model explaining the Idaho Stop or rolling-stop for bikes in the city. Well worth watching. (via ecovelo)
A four-story cast-iron storefront structure on First Street between Market and Jefferson Streets is getting a facelift. Once called the 222 Building, the refurbished structure will be called the Jefferson Centre. The first phase of the project, construction of a...