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.
Energy Star, a joint program of the EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy, has released its 2015 rankings for cities with Energy Star–rated buildings, and Louisville takes fourth place among mid-sized cities. Nationally, Louisville comes in at number...
In January, we introduced you to Nulu's new art curator, Jennifer McGregor, who will be overseeing the neighborhood's first public art installation. Well, it turns out that installation might just be made by you. The Nulu Business Association (NBA), the Louisville Commission on...
Work is underway at Frankfort Avenue's River City Tire building, which sold for just over $660,000 in November of 2014 after the tire company owner, Ted Waldeyer, decided to retire. In February, WDRB revealed the first details of the project—called The Hub...
On Saturday, March 28, join Outdoor Afro-Kentucky and host Donovan Taylor, president of the Chickasaw Neighborhood Federation, on a historic walk around the Chickasaw neighborhood. The Chickasaw Heritage Hike will cover a number of neighborhood landmarks including Marrs Memorial Church and Plato...
Earlier in March 2015, hundreds of bike enthusiasts gathered under one roof. Why the enthusiasm? The simple answer is custom bicycle frame building, but at the heart of this niche assembly is an ethic that encompasses all aspects of...
A new exhibition at the Kentucky School of Art's 849 Gallery called VermiCulture Makers Club explores the sustainable—and sometimes high design—world of composting with worms. Curated and partly created by artist Amy Youngs, the exhibit, running through April 17, looks at...
The early 1960s saw a massive influx of apartments into the core of Louisville. In 1962, today's 17-story Barrington Place Apartments were completed as the Trinity Tower at the corner of Third Street and Guthrie Street in Downtown. In...
Stimulating economic vitality and advancing the Louisville region’s quality of life must be the ultimate goal of the transportation strategy behind Move Louisville, Mayor Greg Fischer's in-the-works long-range multimodal transportation plan. To achieve this desired outcome, a "high-line" tram along the city's...
In the 1920s and 30s, the Douglass Loop was the end of the line. The city quickly died off and turned to rolling farmland. The trolley turnaround that gave the neighborhood its distinctive name represented the lush edge of the...