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.
Nothing special here. Just an arena getting built. We stopped by the construction site via the Second Street Bridge to take a look at all the exciting activity buzzing below. We then compiled a gallery of photos for you to...
We've been expecting this for a while, but this week the news became official: a three story brick and limestone building on the corner of East Jefferson Street and Jackson Street has been declared an "Emergency Demolition Candidate" and...
Back in the 20th century, folks didn't appreciate historic architecture like we do today. There was something about intricately carved stone details that must have been off-putting to them. Many a building not demolished was covered from head to...
A popular East Market Street dining spot in Louisville is bucking the recession trend and preparing for its second location across the river in New Albany. Toast on Market is currently preparing its new restaurant, conveniently located on Market...
A new bus station under construction on Floyd Street at the University of Louisville's Belknap Campus is still a steel skeleton but will one day provide an indoor refuge for students waiting for the Cardinal Shuttle. The new bus...
A small warehouse on Shelby Street between Main and Market began filling the last vacant parcel on the east side of the street last August. Built by neighboring high-tech firm Quadrant Technologies, the building has largely been complete for...
Louisville's urban forests are one of its greatest assets, but as we all know from the past 6 months of storms, they can also be a pain when they fall on power lines or cars. A tipster wrote in...
The parking garage under construction on the corner of Clay Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard in the Medical Center has begun to show it's two-tone brick facade. Dark grey bricks have been set at the structures base along Madison...
The steel web of wires and transformers nestled on Third Street between the Galt House ballroom and the new LG&E substation has officially begun deconstruction. Now that the electricity has been switched to the new substation, the electric jungle...