To organise the various aspects of the archive of design and architecture, ada, the programme is conceived as a spatial environment. This means of representation allows for the description of the archival content, relative hierarchies and production spaces, as well as the positioning of archivists and researchers, in a single image. It also communicates an intuitive understanding of some of the archive’s intentions, which include developing alternative means of describing archival material and broadening of the it’s ability to translate between creating, storing and publishing content. The overall intention of the archive programme is to produce a space that can better navigate the complex, ambiguous and dynamic social, material and political environments in in which the archive is immersed. To do so, the programme facilitates the development of skills and literacies in writing, film making, dialectics, rhetoric and close reading. In addition to the basic skills, the programme aims to connect various networks and sources outside the institution in order to produce locally impactful, creative research.