Roger’s Corner at Dubrovnik Airport

Inspired by the scientific work of Roger Boscovich, Roger’s Corner is a children’s zone at Ruđer Bošković Airport in Dubrovnik for ages 4–10 that transforms complex physics and astronomy into interactive discovery. It is a space where children can touch, manipulate, and learn from without realizing they’re learning about mathematics, physics and astronomy.

A team of architects, product and visual designers, storytellers and artisans brought the legacy of this Dubrovnik-born physicist and astronomer to life through interactive space and custom-made elements translating Boscovich’s breakthroughs into a visual language that works for young minds: making atomic theory, celestial mechanics, and optics a bit more understandable and genuinely exciting. We created all graphic elements that bring the space to life, from large-scale spatial graphics, illustrations to detailed visual touchpoints throughout the zone.

Roger Boscovich was a Dubrovnik-born physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher and Jesuit whose contribution to science lies in building the foundations of modern field theory, preceding the “Theory of everything” by two centuries, Bošković was a member of the Royal Society, the Paris Academy of Sciences, and the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences. His 18th century heritage is strongly present in the Croatian collective conscience as he is considered to be one of the most important historical, non-political figures in Croatian history.

We designed custom-made props that demonstrate scientific principles through play. These interactive elements became one of the defining features of the space:
— the Tornado prop reflecting the physics of storms,
— the Memory game featuring mathematical operations,
— Boscovich’s curve entailing his central scientific contribution,
— the Earth prop, a tactical journey about meridians and parallels

Hopefully, this place will intrigue and inspire children to explore these fascinating disciplines even after they take their flight!