8. A Conversation with Ciarán O’Fathaigh on Catford, Lewisham and Meeting the Moment

Ciarán is a Lewisham based creative director and founder of Renegade Production, a digital media and content studio. He has over twenty years of experience spanning photography, videography, music production, digital strategy, editorial work and campaign development. He is also central to the Keystone initiative, helping to drive its community focused vision and direction.In general,and in this episode, Ciarán and I keep returning to Milford Towers for different reasons. Keystone will be launching through a special event on June 25th. Follow their progress here: https://www.instagram.com/keystone.selondon/ and here: https://www.renegadeproduction.co.uk/keystoneHere's a video he made for Team Catford: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CKt0Dw1n-MxHere's a music video he made in Catford for Sonny Green: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zxvQxepzMM&list=and here's the promo clip for the boxer he mentions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlEXZKr27SAYou can find a more negative take on Milford Towers here, including a link to the 2011 report I mention - https://www.salamandernews.org/milford-towers-residents-voices/However, you'll struggle to find many designers who can take the following statement seriously:'Milford Towers has limited aesthetic merits and architectural interest, however it is not a fine example of brutalism, nor innovative in terms of its design or concept. It is considered that Milford Towers does not possess the architectural quality or historic interest to meet the listing criteria.'Catford deserves more imagination than the assumption that any change is automatically progress.