Jeffrey R. Matz is an archetypal design thinker to whom “things designed” is as much a passionate avocation as an actual and true vocation. He believes fundamentally that project creation is about listening and leading at the same time and having a vision. Visit jrmallc.com

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Sarah F. Cox is a Detroit-based real estate developer and the founder of Write A House. She writes on design.