Javier Fernández Contreras, PhD, is an architect, architectural theorist, and the dean of the Department of Space Design/Interior Architecture at HEAD – Genève. His work explores 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 and research programs, including MAIA (Master of Arts in Interior Architecture); The Interiors of Social Media, a project that investigates the intersections between digital media, architecture, and society; and The Future of Humanitarian Design, a program that examines how political science and design can jointly address humanitarian challenges.