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 former John Riley Auto Shop on the corner of Bardstown Road and Grinstead Drive has undergone a massive renovation converting the old bright green eyesore garage into a newly clad brick retail center with 10,000 square feet for...
The former apartment house on the corner of Eastern Star Avenue and Cherokee Road (seen below before construction) was once as stately as its Victorian neighbors. Developers have taken the structure back to the basics in a massive gut-rehab...
StreetsBlog pointed out an article by the Wall Street Journal analyzing advertising revenue of various media outlets. They break down revenue from the auto industry. As everyone knows, every other ad on television seems to be a car ad,...
Maybe you've seen them traversing the busy weekend streets of Bardstown Road and Baxter Avenue: Pedicabs, also known as bicycle rickshaws, are becoming a common sight in major cities across the globe. Among the North American hotspots for bike...
We told you last week about the biggest tent ever being constructed on the Belvedere for the Ryder Cup Gala. An elevated stage / tent floor has been built, massive air-handling equipment has been lifted in via crane, thousands...
Here's an update of the latest destruction happening down by the Second Street Bridge. Of interest, the jungle gym power lines along 3rd Street should be coming down soon. Crews were torching the eastern side last week meaning the...
The gigantic electrical tower at the foot of Eighth Street on the Museum Plaza site will still be standing for some time, but its replacement is already under construction farther to the west. We already know about the massive trenches running...
Here are a few new photos of the work being done on Liberty Green. Two small parks in the photo below will be lined with townhouses built by Glassworks & ZirMed Tower developer City Properties Group. CPG will also...
If you tried to get into downtown Louisville by car early yesterday morning, you probably sensed a little extra traffic. The snarled roads were due mostly to preparations for a black-tie Ryder Cup event that still, what, two weeks...