Saiman Miah | |
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সায়মান মিয়া | |
Born |
Birmingham, West Midlands, England | 7 December 1986
Nationality | British |
Education | Architecture |
Alma mater |
Bournville Centre for Visual Arts Birmingham School of Architecture |
Occupation(s) | Architectural designer, graphic designer |
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Years active | 2013-present |
Subscribers | 9 |
Total views | 1,730 |
Last updated: 23 May 2021 | |
Website |
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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.
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]
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]
In April 2012, Miah received a Special Acknowledgement Award at the Channel S Awards. [16]
Miah lives in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. [17] [18] He is a Muslim and is married. [15]