Saiman Miah
Saiman Miah | |
|---|---|
সায়মান মিয়া | |
| Born | 7 December 1986 Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Architecture |
| Alma mater | Bournville Centre for Visual Arts Birmingham School of Architecture |
| Occupation(s) | Architectural designer, graphic designer |
| Website | saimanmiah |
Saiman Miah (Bengali: সায়মান মিয়া; born 7 December 1986) is an English architectural designer and graphic designer. He designed one of the two £5 commemorative coins for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
Early life
Miah's parents immigrated from Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.[1][2] He grew up in inner city Birmingham and moved to Moseley at the age of 11.
Miah completed BA (Hons) in architecture in 2009 and a master's in architecture in 2012 at the Birmingham School of Architecture of Birmingham City University.[3][4][5]
Career
In November 2011,[6][7] Miah's design was chosen as the official £5 coin for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games.[8] He won £5,000 prize money[9] as one of the winners of the Royal Mint competition for art and design students[10][11][12][13] attending higher education colleges and universities across the UK[14] to come up with a commemorative design celebrating London's role as the host city of the Olympic Games.[15]
In September 2014, Miah was interviewed by Nadia Ali on BBC Asian Network about his design project in Sylhet.[16]
Awards and recognition
In April 2012, Miah received a Special Acknowledgement Award at the Channel S Awards.[17]
Personal life
Miah lives in Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, England.[18][19] He is a Muslim and is twice married.[16]
References
- ^ "A Bangladesh-born architecture student's design has been selected as the official commemorative coin of London Olympics 2012". Bangladesh: Bangla Wire. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Bangladeshi designs London Olympic coin". Bangladesh: Bdnews24.com. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "London 2012 £5 coin design success for Midlands pair". BBC News. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Magnay, Jacquelin (14 November 2011). "London 2012 Olympics: Royal Mint to produce £5 coins". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "Saiman Miah's design to appear on Olympic coin". Operation Black Vote. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "London 2012 Olympics £5 coins unveiled". Daily Mirror. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Pollard, Chris (14 November 2011). "Olympic £5 coins unveiled". The Sun. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "Emerging Influence". British Bangladeshi Power 100. January 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "Commemorative £5 coins for 2012 Olympics and Paralympics unveiled". Metro. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "Birmingham City University student's dream of gold comes true". The Birmingham Gazette. Birmingham. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "Saiman Miah design chosen for Olympic coins". Asian Image. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "Student wins Olympic silver for coin design". The Independent. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "London 2012 coin design success for Midlands' designers". Manchester: Manchester Wired. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "London 2012: Winning design". BBC News. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "Design Students Dreams of Gold Come True". Glasgow: Able. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Architectural Designer Saiman Miah". BBC Asian Network. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Channel S Awards 2012 -the Winners". The Sylhet Times. Sylhet. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ Shama, Saveem. "21 Anniversary Supplement". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. Retrieved 31 May 2012. Saiman Miah
- ^ "Birmingham Design Student's Dream of Gold comes true". Birmingham: Desi Express. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.