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With nearby access to - and visibility from - the Edens Expressway,
the building recalls one of the architect's most well-known
buildings, the 3Com Headquarters in northwest-suburban Rolling
Meadows which is situated at the elbow of Highway 290 and
the Northwest Tollway. In a recent Chicago
Tribune article (registration may be required), designer
Joe Valerio refers to these buildings as "rear-view mirror
buildings", referring to the response of drivers as they
see an unfamiliar-looking building on the side of the road.
But the design in Northbrook exhibits a restraint that is
missing in Rolling Meadows, possibly making the former a better
building.
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