Javier Fernández Contreras, PhD, is a Geneva-based architect and architectural theorist, and the Head of the Space Design/Interior Architecture Department at HEAD – Genève (HES-SO). In his work, he investigates the relationship between architecture, representation and media, with a specific focus on the role of interiors in the construction of contemporaneity. Contreras is the director of several academic programs, including the Master of Arts in Interior Architecture (MAIA), which explores space design at the intersection of ecology and media; Scènes de Nuit, a research platform investigating the entanglements between night and architecture; and The Future of Humanitarian Design (HUD), a program that explores how architecture and political science can jointly address growing challenges in humanitarian action. His recent publications include the books The Miralles Projection (2020), Manifesto of Interiors (2021), Intimacy Exposed (co-editor, 2023), A Nocturnal History of Architecture (co-editor, 2024) and The Interiors of Social Media (2026).