Saiman Miah Explained
Saiman Miah (Bengali: সায়মান মিয়া; born 7 December 1986) is a British Bangladeshi architect and graphic designer. He designed one of the two £5 commemorative coins for the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
Early life
Miah's parents immigrated from Sylhet District, 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] Miah's design was chosen as the official £5 coin for the 2012 London Summer Olympics.[7] He won £5,000 prize money[8] as one of the winners of the Royal Mint competition for art and design students[9] [10] [11] [12] attending higher education colleges and universities across the UK[13] to come up with a commemorative design celebrating London's role as the host city of the Summer Olympics.[14]
In September 2014, Miah was interviewed by Nadia Ali on BBC Asian Network about his design project in Sylhet.[15]
Awards and recognition
In April 2012, Miah received a Special Acknowledgement Award at the Channel S Awards.[16]
Personal life
Miah lives in Birmingham, West Midlands, England.[17] [18] He is a Muslim and is married.[15]
Notes and References
- News: 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 . 1 December 2012 .
- News: Bangladeshi designs London Olympic coin. Bangladesh. Bdnews24.com. 17 November 2011. 1 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20111119024135/http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=211499&cid=1. 19 November 2011. dead.
- News: London 2012 £5 coin design success for Midlands pair. BBC News. 14 November 2011. 31 May 2012.
- News: Magnay. Jacquelin. London 2012 Olympics: Royal Mint to produce £5 coins. The Daily Telegraph. 14 November 2011. 1 December 2012.
- News: Saiman Miah's design to appear on Olympic coin. Operation Black Vote. 16 November 2011. 1 December 2012.
- News: London 2012 Olympics £5 coins unveiled. Daily Mirror. 14 November 2011. 1 December 2012.
- Web site: Emerging Influence. British Bangladeshi Power 100. January 2012. 1 December 2012.
- News: Commemorative £5 coins for 2012 Olympics and Paralympics unveiled. Metro. 14 November 2011. 1 December 2012.
- News: Birmingham City University student's dream of gold comes true. Birmingham. The Birmingham Gazette. 2 June 2011. 1 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222105902/http://www.thebirminghamgazette.co.uk/?p=283. 22 February 2014. dead.
- News: Saiman Miah design chosen for Olympic coins. Asian Image. 14 November 2011. 1 December 2012.
- News: Student wins Olympic silver for coin design. The Independent. 14 November 2011. 1 December 2012.
- News: London 2012 coin design success for Midlands' designers. Manchester. Manchester Wired. 14 November 2011. 1 December 2012.
- News: London 2012: Winning design. BBC News. 14 November 2011. 1 December 2012.
- News: Design Students Dreams of Gold Come True. Glasgow. Able. 14 November 2011. 1 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015105904/http://ablemagazine.co.uk/design-students-dreams-of-gold-come-true/. 15 October 2012. dead.
- Web site: Architectural Designer Saiman Miah. BBC Asian Network. 28 October 2014. 1 December 2014.
- News: Channel S Awards 2012 -the Winners. Sylhet. The Sylhet Times. 3 April 2012. 2 March 2015.
- News: Shama. Saveem. 21 Anniversary Supplement. Bangladesh. The Daily Star. 31 May 2012. Saiman Miah
- News: Birmingham Design Student's Dream of Gold comes true. Birmingham. Desi Express. 15 November 2011. 1 December 2012.
