Open AccessArchitecture of Jesuit colleges designed by Giacomo Briano in Polish Province
Author(s) -
Klara Kantorowicz
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
challenges of modern technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2353-4419
pISSN - 2082-2863
DOI - 10.5604/01.3001.0012.2622
Subject(s) - architecture , architectural design , history of architecture , engineering , history , architectural engineering , art history , visual arts , art
This article describes architectural project of Jesuit colleges by Giacomo Briano SI, a Jesuit architect from Modena, made for colleges in Polish Provinceof the Society of Jesus. Despite none of Braino’s projects was fully accomplished we can analyse his original urban and architectural solutions basingon many of his architectural drawings which are kept in the archives in Cracow, Vienna, Paris and Los Angeles.