“Breathing Space” is a compelling and wide-ranging analysis of pneumatic phenomena in modern culture.
Architect and historian Tim Altenhof brilliantly explores the physiology of breathing and its reciprocal relationship to bodies and buildings, both of which share a common atmosphere.
Because breathing is controlled by the autonomic nervous system and cannot be willfully overridden, it takes place unconsciously and involuntarily — most of the time.
However, beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, attitudes toward breathing changed significantly.
