this work is a part of an ongoing collaborative project between core members lila bullen-smith, member of the student council, and naira nigrelli, member of bac (appointment committee) and mr (participation council). it involves creating a commons that unites members of the academy through the creation of an open-source, local archive dedicated to gathering, archiving, and contextualising various materials related to the social-political life of the gerrit rietveld and sandberg instituut. it starts with an attempt at mapping; a research-led process of creating an institutional navigation map/blueprint for members of the academy that provides an overview of the various initiatives across both academies and decision-making structures within the school. no such document exists; what is presented is speculative, the result of trawling through emails and official documents, having conversations with many people from different parts of the school, and - going forward - your contributions.