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The Cartograpgy of Control examines how power becomes visible through the organization of urban space. Focusing on the Wangjing area of Beijing, the project categorizes different places by function and analyzes how boundaries, access, movement, surveillance, and spatial control operate within each environment.


The findings were translated into a series of analytical maps. Architectural structures form the underlying spatial layer, while paths, restrictions, and power relationships are overlaid as a second information layer. The final maps were produced through screen printing, using physical overprinting to reinforce the layered relationship between space and power.

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Illustrator / InDesign / Screen Printing / Rhino / Grasshopper

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14 Spatial Analysis Maps
Mapping System
Screen-Printed Map Series
Spatial Research Archive

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Research & Field Observation
Mapping System Design
Information Visualization
Screen Print Design

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The grey shapes represent existing buildings and spatial structures, while different line systems visualize movement, control, influence, and freer paths across the site. Text annotations explain observed spatial conditions and relationships.


A standardized drawing key organizes the legend, location map, scale, venue, drawing information, and revision data, allowing all fourteen spatial types to be read through the same visual framework.

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14 Spatial Types: Government Buildings; Office Buildings; Schools; Hospitals; Communities; Gardens; Botanical Gardens; Business Districts; Playgrounds; Plazas; Gymnasiums; Parks; Sport Centers; Wasteland.

Spatial Types

Mapping Framework

Business District

Communities

Parks

A shared mapping system is applied across different urban environments, revealing how distinct spatial conditions generate different patterns of movement, control, and influence.

Mapping Across Spatial Types

The Cartography of Control

Spatial Analysis · Data Visualization

2023 /

Mapping / Information Design

A mapping and print study analyzing how spatial power operates

across different urban environments.

Place and Power

Yingjie Mu

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