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 Brown Hotel in downtown Louisville at the corner of Fourth Street and Broadway has been listed as the first hotel in Kentucky in the Preferred Hotels & Resorts program, a "collection of the world's finest independent luxury hotels." The...
The Doctors' Office Building under construction at Chestnut Street and Preston Street recently grew eyebrows near its cornice line. These appendages, in fact a sort of sun shade, will traverse the entire top of the building.
It's official. The University of Louisville Health Sciences Center Mega-Garage is now under construction at the corner of Muhammad Ali Boulevard and Clay Street. The site, formerly a surface level parking lot, has been cleared and excavation has begun....
Wayside Christian Mission has posted demolition notices on three of their Nulu properties and plans a multi-million dollar expansion to their campus. This news comes in the wake of a rapidly developing arts corridor along East Market Street, and to...
The Madrid Building—designed by E.T. Hutchings in 1929 (best known for his grand houses in Old Louisville & Glenview), and home to the Madrid Ballroom—has been renovated for office and retail use. The attached 220 space parking garage, also...
Thousands of tiny flags crowded Jefferson Square Friday to celebrate the Memorial Day Weekend. The fluttering red, white, and blue masses appeared as dense clumps of flowers in the wind. The group responsible for the demonstration is Flags4Vets.org who described...
Here's your update of the progress over at the ZirMed Towers on Market Street and 9th Street. Enjoy.
The Fleur-de-Lis condominiums on East Main Street were being clad in metal panels this week. The gradual skinning of the building is progressing east down Main and around Preston Street. The 82-unit, five-floor mixed-use building is the latest addition to...
The Courier-Journal reported today on plans to construct a $6.5 million, six-story, 433 space parking garage on Jefferson Street between First and Second streets. The garage would also include around 1,000 square feet of retail space, possibly to house a small...