Through collaborative working methodologies, Lila Bullen-Smith’s (Johannesburg, South Africa, 1995) work explores community and institutional models that create the material conditions for assembly and mobilization. whose academy? tools of relation is 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 contextualizing various materials related to the social and political life of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and Sandberg Instituut. It starts with an attempt at mapping—a research-led process of creating an institutional navigational map or blueprint for members of the academy that provides an overview of the various initiatives across both academies and the 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, and— going forward—further contributions.