Saiman Miah
Saiman Miah at the Olympic coin celebration ceremony
Born (1986-12-07) 7 December 1986 (age 37)
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
NationalityBritish/Bangladeshi
CitizenshipBritish Bangladeshi
EducationArchitecture
Alma materBirmingham School of Architecture
Occupation(s)Architect, graphic designer
WebsiteSaimanMiah.com

Saiman Miah (born 7 December 1986) is a British Bangladeshi architect and graphic designer, who designed the commemorative coins for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

Early life

Miah’s parents immigrated from Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1][2] He lives in Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, England.[3][4]

Saiman Miah completed his studies in visual communication from Bournville Centre for Visual Arts in 2006.[5][6] He 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.[7][8][9]

Career

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Saiman Miah with the 2012 London Olympic coin

In November 2011,[10][11] Miah's design was chosen as the official £5 coin for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games.[12] He won £5,000 prize money[13] as one of the winners of the Royal Mint competition for art and design students[14][15][16] attending higher education colleges and universities across the United Kingdom[17] to come up with a commemorative design celebrating London’s role as the host city of the Olympic Games.[18]

After graduation Miah has worked with Richard Rogers of D5 Architects LLP and Urban Synthesis Ltd. Later, he started his own architectural practice. Miah currently is a faculty member at Birmingham School of Architecture. He has worked on multi-million pound residential, social housing and urban design projects in UK and China.[12] He is also a photographer and graphic designer.[19]

Selected works

Awards and recognition

See also

References

  1. ^ "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. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Bangladeshi designs London Olympic coin". Bangladesh: Bdnews24.com. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Shama, Saveem. "21 Anniversary Supplement". Bangladesh: The Daily Star. Retrieved 31 May 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Saiman Miah
  4. ^ "Birmingham Design Student's Dream of Gold comes true". Birmingham: Desi Express. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Birmingham City University student's dream of gold comes true". Birmingham: Birmingham City University. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Birmingham City University student's dream of gold comes true". Birmingham: The Birmingham Gazette. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "London 2012 £5 coin design success for Midlands pair". BBC News. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Magnay, Jacquelin (14 November 2011). "London 2012 Olympics: Royal Mint to produce £5 coins". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Saiman Miah's design to appear on Olympic coin". Operation Black Vote. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "London 2012 Olympics £5 coins unveiled". Daily Mirror. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ Pollard, Chris (14 November 2011). "Olympic £5 coins unveiled". The Sun. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ a b "Emerging Influence". British Bangladeshi Power 100. 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  13. ^ "Commemorative £5 coins for 2012 Olympics and Paralympics unveiled". Metro. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "Saiman Miah design chosen for Olympic coins". Asian Image. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "Student wins Olympic silver for coin design". Manchester: The Independent. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "London 2012 coin design success for Midlands' designers". Manchester: Manchester Wired. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ "London 2012: Winning design". BBC News. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ "Design Students Dreams of Gold Come True". Glasgow: Able. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "Saiman Miah Designers Notebook". The Royal Mint. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ "Channel S Awards 2012 -the Winners". Sylhet: The Sylhet Times. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012. ((cite news)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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