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.
Whether you love it or hate it, the design of the new downtown arena for the University of Louisville has been set, the site nearly cleared, and preliminary construction work in progress. Some call it "iconic" and others call...
The Chrysler Building may be nearly twice as tall and built over 60 years earlier, but hey, it's got to compete with all those other towers in New York City. Louisville's Art-Deco skyscraper checking in at around 550 feet...
The remainder of Main Street between First and Second Streets to the east of the recently announced O'Shea's project and the hot-off-the-presses Whiskey Row Lofts is still slated to be... planned to be... hoped to be... the Iron Quarter,...
The three-story row building on East Market Street near Shelby Street has been tearing itself apart and building itself back up over the last year. Before the massive renovation, the building's brick facade was bowing out over the sidewalk...
Tiny colorful rectangles have been attached to electric poles along East Market Street. Maybe these mini-artworks have been around a while and eluded our camera or maybe they are new for this Friday's Trolley Hop? You tell us. One...
The family-owned Bank Shot Billiards Bar, Cafe, and Pro Shop, long known as one of the best places to shoot a game of pool in Louisville, will soon be closing its doors. The business at the corner of Market...
Backseat Sandbar recently posted this gem of a video made by TARC to demonstrate how to use those handy bike racks on the front of their buses. The song and dance are performed by Mr. Theo and the TARCettes. It's...
Stabilization of the Wright-Taylor Building on Fourth Street near Chestnut Street is, for the most part, complete. City Properties Group purchased the two-story building along with the adjacent Henry Clay building in 2005 from the City of Louisville for $850,000...
The Village in St. Matthews was scheduled to be opening right around now, but as you can see the parking lot on St. Matthews Avenue just off Shelbyville Road is still full of cars. The mixed-use project is being...