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.
The aging parking garage on the corner of Fourth Street and Chestnut Street and its neighbor a pink former JC Penney's department store stretching to the Guthrie Green should be seeing a few needed exterior improvements in the near...
A new mural on Baxter Avenue under the railroad overpass near Lexington Road depicts the days before anyone lived in Irish Hill and Phoenix Hill. The bucolic scenes were painted by Cindy and Fernando Trujillo as part of an...
This morning's rainstorms put the new mega-tent on the Belvedere for the Ryder Cup Gala to the test. The downpour began to collect along the edge of the tent eventually forming a bathtub size bubble of water hanging precariously...
It's been a while since we touted Louisville's superiority over the rest of the country. That coming in second behind Nashville thing with the 21c bathrooms really stung. The folks over at Imagine Louisville have found a few new...
One of the best examples of modern architecture in Louisville has sprung up on Franklin Street in the Butchertown neighborhood. The three-story building is comprised of three luxury flats and is described by its realtor as "the next cover...
With well over 10,000 parking spots currently proposed or under construction in garages in downtown Louisville, now is certainly a good time to take a step back and wonder how our downtown will change with so many more cars...
A small parking lot on Main Street tucked under the 9th Street Interchange with Interstate 64 in downtown Louisville is the only memorial for two Louisvillians whose impact on American culture is felt around the globe. Sisters Mildred Jane...
Presentation Academy on the corner of Fourth Street and Breckinridge Street seems finally ready to move forward with plans for a $5 million Arts-Athletics Complex adjacent to their main building. The facility will include a 700-seat gymnasium, 300-seat auditorium, art...
Earlier this summer plans were announced that a local nightclub would open in the old McCrory's building on Fourth Street between Muhammad Ali Blvd. and Chestnut Street. This was excellent news as the local response to 4th Street Live!...