i think olmstead had division of labor partnerships. literally richardson was designing structures, olmstead, landscape, and what's more, some of the folks like richardson had such massive ego that he was going to design a bridge looking however he felt it should look. olmstead was willing to accept the relationship because there's that many businesses in the park to design, so -- >> yes. i think a lot of interesting other topics came up. the chicago world fair, though, to me, was amazing because here is this guy now in his 80s? >> 70s, i think. >> late 70s, yeah. >> he was old. >> he was old at that time, and just the fact you mentioned google, but travel, you know, you have all 6 these commissions -- excuse me, all the commissions going on at the same time, and here he is doing this wash job for the chicago -- talk about that. >> sure. olmstead was not at all at ease or calm at his old age. being in your late 60s or 70s then was an old age. you outlived your contemporaries, and olmstead did not settle into a restful latter years. he b

olmstead had a terribly constrained piece of land. talk about a park that is half a mile wide and could never be anywhere where you are more than a quarter mile from civilization, roads, it is a considerable dilution you can get lost in that part or be in that park and feel you are in nature. >> i will add to that argument. he kept coming back over and over again. he keeps being brought in for a few questions and sent away. they take some and not

i think that that is why olmstead had the kind of division of labor partnerships like with h. h. richardson he got a well with them but h. h. richardson is going to destroy have structures and what is more is some of these folks like h. h. richardson had massive egos he was going to design a bridge that looked however he felt the bridge should look. olmstead designed it and was able to accept that relationship because there were not that many bridges in the park to design. >> guest [laughter] >> yes, i think a lot of interesting other topics came up the chicago world fair to me was amazing because he was this guy is now in his -- >> he would have been in his seventies. >> late 70's, yes. he was told by that time, and just the fact that you mentioned googled travel. so you have all of these commissions going on at the same time and here he is doing this rush job for the chicago and maybe you can talk a little bit about that. >> she was of sync with in his age and being in the late 60's or 70's that was old age you out of a lot of your contemporaries and he did not settle into a re

that is the other thing about olmstead, his ability to manage you pointed out. but managing by taking good people who could handle the job. .. brooke hauser will be reading from her book and then will be in conversation and we will have a short q&a afterwards. let me briefly introduce brooke hauser. brooke hauser has written for "the new york times," los angeles times among other publications that she's originally from miami, florida and new york and then were full, massachusetts. she has her days at columnist and editor at "the new york times" for the past 17 years and is the deputy editor at the home section. he's written for harper's atlantic commonwealth and the progressive in teaching that we are university. just quick housekeeping. these turn up your cell phones and as you've seen coming c-span tv is so made the event tonight. further q&a, will be passing around microphones if you could wait for the microphone to riccio m.ed. bring you a microphone so we can record it. please welcome brooke hauser, author of the book "the new kids." [applause] >> so, as su

after olmstead had division of labor partnerships.y got along well, but hh richardson designed structures, holmstead thought about land scape, and some had massive egos that they would design a bridge however they felt it should look. holmstead was willing to accept that relationship because, you know, there were not that many visitors in a park, so, yeah. >> yes. i think a lot of interesting other topics came up. the chicago world fair, though, to me was amazing because here was this guy in his 80s? >> yeah, would have been his 70s. >> late 70s, yeah. >> he was old. >> he was old at that time, and just the fact you mention google, but travel, you know, you have all these commissions -- going on at the same time, and here he is doing this wash job for the chicago -- maybe talk about that. >> sure. holmstead was not as ease in his old age, and that era being in your late 60s or 70s, you were old age and outlived your contemporaries. he did not settle into a restful latter years. he was actually just, he became fevered. the reason he wa