Foreword: Green Acres Perception and reality rarely appear on the same page.

Foreword: Hot Air The heat is on.

Foreword: Point of View My sister, who lives in London, did what most sun-deprived Brits do.

Foreword: Service with a Smile This issue marks a milestone: Robb Report Vacation Homes will now be a bimonthly, instead of a quarterly, magazine.

Foreword: The Sound of One Tree Falling Correcting, softening, dipping, crashing.

Front Elevation: A Powerful Build Blame Richard Meier for the rash of star architects designing condo towers.

Front Elevation: Art House Owning an architect-designed home is akin to living in a work of art.

Front Elevation: Cattle Call Hollywood cements its cowboy connection.

Front Elevation: Design Takes Flight Scottsdale Hangar One pushes jets into a new stratosphere.

Front Elevation: Going Global Real estate companies are crossing borders to better service their clients.

Front Elevation: Green, Greener, Greenest For condos and housing developments, this is the color of the future.

Front Elevation: Green, Greener, Greenest: Taking the Leed In 2000 the United States Green Building Council initiated the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System for new construction.