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MAJOR, Máté
MAJOR, Máté
Architect, Architectural Theory Writer
(Baja, 3rd August, 1904 – Budapest, 12th, April, 1986) 1927: Diploma at the Technical University of Budapest (then named: Magyar Királyi Ferenc József Műegyetem /József Ferenc Hungarian Technical University/). 1949: Kossuth Award; 1960: 1st Prize Ybl Award; 1964 and 1970: Golden Award of the Hungarian Work Merit. 1970: Memorial Medallion of the Liberation Jubilee; 1975: Work Red Flag Decoration; 1977: Herder Award; 1979: Golden Award of the Academy; 1984: the Flag of Honors, decorated with laurel wreath of the Hungarian People’s Republic. Up until 1936 Major worked as a private designer, participated in design tenders, and designed a number of freehold flats, together with Károly Benjamin, Marcel Breuer, József Fischer, and others. Between 1933 and 1938 as a representative of modern architecture he was a member of the Hungarian section of the CIAM; from 1938 he was a member of the KMP. Between 1936 and 1945 he was an engineer of the Hungarian Social Insurance Enterprise. Between 1942 and 1949 he worked at the design committee of Tér és Forma /Space and Form/. He was one of the founders and members of the group called the Új Építészet Köre /Circle of New Architects/ banned in 1949. Between 1951 and 1986 he was one af the members of the management of the Society of Hungarian Architects. In 1949 he was a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Between 1949 and 1964 Major was a member of the Department of Hungarian Technical Sciences at the Hungarian Academy of Science. Between 1950 and 1951 he was the dean of the Technical University of Budapest. Between 1955 and 1958 he was the president of the Committee of Architectural History and Theory. 1960: the regular member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; between 1972 and 1975: the president of the Architectural History and Theory Faculty of the Technical University of Budapest. Following 1945 Major did not produce works as an architect, rather worked in the field of pedagogy at universities, and published writings related to architectural theory. He was a significant participant in the ”Social-Realist” architectural theoretic debate of the 1950’s. His editorial work was wide spread, a series of his architectural history writings were published in the periodical entitled Architektúra, founded by him. From the 1960’s he continuously published exhibition introductions and descriptions in the periodical entitled Magyar Épitőművészet /Hungarian Architectural Art/. His most important chief editorial and editorial works were: 1946–1949: Új Építészet /New Architecture/; 1949–1951: Építés-Építészet; 1958–1982: Magyar Építőművészet /Hungarian Architectural Art/; 1958–1968: Építés- és Közlekedéstudományi Közlemények /Publications on Building and Transportation Sciences/ (MTA /Hungarian Academy of Sciences/); 1958–1969: Valóság /Reality/; 1969–1986: Acta Technika (MTA); Műszaki Tudomány /Technical Science/ (MTA); Építés- és Építészettudomány /Building and architectural Science/ (MTA); Architektura-series (Akadémiai Publisher); Az építészet világa /The World of Architecture/ series (Corvina Publisher).
(Baja, 3rd August, 1904 – Budapest, 12th, April, 1986) 1927: Diploma at the Technical University of Budapest (then named: Magyar Királyi Ferenc József Műegyetem /József Ferenc Hungarian Technical University/). 1949: Kossuth Award; 1960: 1st Prize Ybl Award; 1964 and 1970: Golden Award of the Hungarian Work Merit. 1970: Memorial Medallion of the Liberation Jubilee; 1975: Work Red Flag Decoration; 1977: Herder Award; 1979: Golden Award of the Academy; 1984: the Flag of Honors, decorated with laurel wreath of the Hungarian People’s Republic. Up until 1936 Major worked as a private designer, participated in design tenders, and designed a number of freehold flats, together with Károly Benjamin, Marcel Breuer, József Fischer, and others. Between 1933 and 1938 as a representative of modern architecture he was a member of the Hungarian section of the CIAM; from 1938 he was a member of the KMP. Between 1936 and 1945 he was an engineer of the Hungarian Social Insurance Enterprise. Between 1942 and 1949 he worked at the design committee of Tér és Forma /Space and Form/. He was one of the founders and members of the group called the Új Építészet Köre /Circle of New Architects/ banned in 1949. Between 1951 and 1986 he was one af the members of the management of the Society of Hungarian Architects. In 1949 he was a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Between 1949 and 1964 Major was a member of the Department of Hungarian Technical Sciences at the Hungarian Academy of Science. Between 1950 and 1951 he was the dean of the Technical University of Budapest. Between 1955 and 1958 he was the president of the Committee of Architectural History and Theory. 1960: the regular member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; between 1972 and 1975: the president of the Architectural History and Theory Faculty of the Technical University of Budapest. Following 1945 Major did not produce works as an architect, rather worked in the field of pedagogy at universities, and published writings related to architectural theory. He was a significant participant in the ”Social-Realist” architectural theoretic debate of the 1950’s. His editorial work was wide spread, a series of his architectural history writings were published in the periodical entitled Architektúra, founded by him. From the 1960’s he continuously published exhibition introductions and descriptions in the periodical entitled Magyar Épitőművészet /Hungarian Architectural Art/. His most important chief editorial and editorial works were: 1946–1949: Új Építészet /New Architecture/; 1949–1951: Építés-Építészet; 1958–1982: Magyar Építőművészet /Hungarian Architectural Art/; 1958–1968: Építés- és Közlekedéstudományi Közlemények /Publications on Building and Transportation Sciences/ (MTA /Hungarian Academy of Sciences/); 1958–1969: Valóság /Reality/; 1969–1986: Acta Technika (MTA); Műszaki Tudomány /Technical Science/ (MTA); Építés- és Építészettudomány /Building and architectural Science/ (MTA); Architektura-series (Akadémiai Publisher); Az építészet világa /The World of Architecture/ series (Corvina Publisher).
