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Liv Merete Nielsen

Liv Merete Nielsen

Job title
  • Professor Em.
Visiting address
  • Pilestredet 40, 0167 Oslo
Phone
  • Mobile: +47 975 05 810
  • Office: +47 672 37 691
E-mail
  • livmerete.nielsen@oslomet.no
Affiliation

About

Liv Merete Nielsen is professor emerita in Design Education. Her field of expertise is education in drawing and design including architecture and spatial representations in perspective of general education, visual communication, democratic user participation and sustainability.  She holds a doctoral degree (Dr. ing) from Oslo School of Architecture (AHO) titled: Drawing and Spatial Representations - Reflections on Purposes for Art Education (2000) where she investigated youngsters drawing skills and discusses the results in perspective of understanding spatial representations in relation to development of local environments.  She has initated and chaired several research groups including Design Literacy and the research network DesignDialog (since 2003).  Nielsen cooperate at an international level through Design Research Society (DRS) where she is part of the convening group for Design Education Special Interest Group (EdSIG). She initiated the creation of Design Literacy International Network (DLIN) which she has co-chaired since 2019. DLIN gathers researchers from all over the world within the field of design and design education through webinars which are simultaneously translated into Spanish and Chinese. In 2008 she initiated the creation of the research journal FormAkademis', where she is section editor and co-owner.  Nielsen has been appointed by the Norwegian government for development of national curriculum for both K-12 and University level. She has created articles and books often used in education of specialised teachers in the subject Art and Crafts, such as Fagdidaktikk i Kunst og håndverk – i går, i dag, i morgen [Education in Art, design and craft– yesterday, today, tomorrow]. This book illuminates the legacy of how design has been legitimised in general education in different times under different discourses.

Field of study

Development of the curriculum   User participation   Design   Architecture   Design education   Spatial representations   Drawing   Democratic citizenship   Design literacy

Research groups

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Skjerven, Astrid ; Berg, Lisbeth Løvbak ; Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Stuedahl, Dagny (2024). Mediating sustainability in the consumer society. ISBN: 9781003392705. 254 p. Routledge.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3364334

Strand, Ingri ; Nielsen, Liv Merete (2024). Architecture in school practice: possible tools for supporting spatial literacy. International Journal of Technology and Design Education. Vol. 34.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-024-09951-0

Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Reitan, Janne Beate ; Hassel, Ragnhild Merete (2023). Nettverk for formgiving, kunst og håndverk i universitets- og høgskolesektoren (KHUH): 10 år med praksisfellesskap i utvikling. FormAkademisk - Forskningstidsskriftet for design og designdidaktikk. Vol. 16.
https://doi.org/10.7577/formakademisk.4966

Bravo, Ursula; Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Lutnæs, Eva ; Bohemia, Erik; Börekçi, Naz A.G.Z. (2022). Design Literacies: pasts, presents, and possible futures. Lockton, Dan; Lenzi, Sara; Hekkert, Paul; Oak, Arlene; Sádaba, Juan; Lloyd, Peter (Ed.). DRS2022: Bilbao, 25 June - 3 July. p. 1-8. Design Research Society.
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.1065

Jones, Derek; Noel, Lesley-Ann; Leitao, Renata Marques; Lotz, Nicole; Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Digranes, Ingvild; Börekçi, Naz A.G.Z.; Corazzo, James (2022). Editorial: Futures of Design Education. Lockton, Dan; Lenzi, Sara; Hekkert, Paul; Oak, Arlene; Sádaba, Juan; Lloyd, Peter (Ed.). DRS2022: Bilbao, 25 June - 3 July. p. 1-5. Design Research Society.
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.1064

Berg, Arild ; Carella, Alfredo Raúl; Lysebo, Marius ; Nielsen, Liv Merete (2021). Bærekraft i profesjonsutdanninger. Gap mellom strategi og programplaner?. FormAkademisk - Forskningstidsskriftet for design og designdidaktikk. Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.7577/formakademisk.3955

Berg, Arild ; Carella, Alfredo Raúl; Lysebo, Marius ; Nielsen, Liv Merete (2021). Sustainability in professional education Gap between strategy and program plans?. FormAkademisk - Forskningstidsskriftet for design og designdidaktikk. Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.7577/FORMAKADEMISK.3955

Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Lutnæs, Eva ; Porko-Hudd, Mia; Bravo, Úrsula; Cortés, Catalina; Almendra, Rita Assoreira (2021). Design Literacy enabling Critical Innovation Practices. FormAkademisk - Forskningstidsskriftet for design og designdidaktikk. Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.7577/FORMAKADEMISK.4649

Bohemia, Erik von; Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Pan, Lusheng; Börekçi, Naz A.G.Z.; Zhang, Yang (2021). Volume 1. Proceedings of the DRS LEARN X DESIGN 2021. 6th International Conference for Design Education Researchers. 24–26 September 2021 Jinan, China. Engaging with Challenges in Design Education. ISBN: 9781912294435. 276 p. Design Research Society.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4792886

Bohemia, Erik von; Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Pan, Lusheng; Börekçi, Naz A.G.Z.; Zhang, Yang (2021). Volume 2. Proceedings of the DRS LEARN X DESIGN 2021. 6th International Conference for Design Education Researchers. 24–26 September 2021 Jinan, China. Engaging with Challenges in Design Education. ISBN: 9781912294442. 316 p. Design Research Society.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4634762



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Textbooks

Nielsen, Liv Merete (2009). Fagdidaktikk for Kunst og håndverk - i går, i dag, i morgen. ISBN: 9788215013510. 128 p. Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3530489

Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Opstad, Kari Doseth; Norum, Ragnar (2006). Kunst, engasjement og frosne tær. Til minne om Øystein Cruikshank. ISBN: 9788273890863. 115 p. Eureka forlag.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4804550

Michl, Jan; Nielsen, Liv Merete (2005). Building a doctoral programme in architecture and design: Appreciations from colleagues and friends of Halina Dunin-Woyseth's contributions on the occasion of her 60th birthday. ISBN: 9788254702031. Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4421751

Dunin-Woyseth, Halina; Nielsen, Liv Merete (2004). Discussing Transdisciplinarity: Making Professions and the New mode of Knowledge Production. The Nordic Reader 2004. ISBN: 9788254701676. 129 p. Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4942249

Berg, Øivind; Farstad, Per; Hodneland, Kari Bjørka; Håberg, Kirsten Røvig; Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Aasgaard, Kristin (1997). Kom inn! Kom ut! Kunst og håndverk 5. klasse. ISBN: 9788275220798. Tell Forlag.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3496588

Berg, Øivind; Farstad, Per; Hodneland, Kari Bjørka; Håberg, Kirsten Røvig; Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Aasgaard, Kristin (1997). 2D, 3D, se det! Kunst og håndverk 8. klasse. ISBN: 9788275220828. Tell Forlag.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3533536

Marthinsen, Turid; Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Rasmussen, Lars; Breitenstein, Ole (1984). Å lese bilder. ISBN: 9788200355700. 200 p. Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4957178



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Research reports

Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Glitsch, Veronika; Reitan, Janne Beate ; Bræin, Kirsti (2020). Fit step in ready-to-wear clothing. Towards a reduction of garment disposal in view of sustainability. ISBN: 9788272064760. Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge/Universitetet i Søraust-Noreg.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2635801

Maus, Ingvill Gjerdrum ; Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Reitan, Janne Beate (2020). Enhancing design literacy for sustainability: Craft-based design for sustainability in lower secondary education in Norway. ISBN: 9788283642407. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
https://hdl.handle.net/10642/8987

Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Lutnæs, Eva (2011). Standpunktvurdering i grunnskolefaget Kunst og håndverk. ISBN: 9788254702390. Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/93051

Fauske, Laila Belinda; Nielsen, Liv Merete (2010). Arkitektur for grunnskolefaget Kunst og håndverk - fagdidaktiske refleksjoner i kontekst. ISBN: 9788254702314. 191 p. Arkitektur og designhøgskolen i Oslo.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3768741

Frisch, Nina Scott; Nielsen, Liv Merete (2010). To see the visually controlled: Seeing-drawing in formal and informal contexts. A qualitative comparative case study of teaching and learning drawing processes from Vega in Northern Norway. ISBN: 9788247121191. 306 p. Norwegian University of Science and technology.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3331893

Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Digranes, Ingvild (2009). Den kulturelle skulesekken : narratives and myths of educational practice in DKS projects within the subject art and crafts. Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/93038

Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Digranes, Ingvild (2006). DesignDialog: kunnskapsløftet og visuell kompetanse. ISBN: 9788257945244. 79 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3595820

Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Digranes, Ingvild (2005). DesignDialog - Design og fagdidaktiske utfordringer. HiO-rapport 2005 nr. 33. ISBN: 9788257944728. 95 p. Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4973880

Dunin-Woyseth, Halina; Nielsen, Liv Merete (2004). The Nordic Reader 2004. Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3897914

Nielsen, Liv Merete (2004). DesignDialog - designforskning i et demokratisk perspektiv. ISBN: 9788257943752. 96 p. Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4234973



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Dissemination

Lutnæs, Eva ; Berg, Arild Skarsfjord ; Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Ringvold, Tore Andre ; Maus, Ingvill Gjerdrum ; Skjerven, Astrid ; Strand, Ingri ; Stubbrud-Allum, Christina; Støa, Ida; Brodshaug, Irene (2026). En pioner i fagfeltet. FORM. Vol. 60.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5518042

Nielsen, Liv Merete (2025). Design Literacy – in perspective of future challenges. Leading by design Conference. Nanjing Normal University.
https://doi.org/https://msxy.njnu.edu.cn/info/1047

Nielsen, Liv Merete (2025). Interdisciplinary Design Literacy – design education for future challenges. Advancing Interdisciplinary Design Education in a Multicultural Context. Shandong University for Art and Design.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5354117

Nielsen, Liv Merete (2025). 150 år med endring. Form Fagdidaktisk tidsskrift for kunst og design. Vol. 59.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5354099

Nielsen, Liv Merete (2025). Fagbrev som tekstilreparatør. Form Fagdidaktisk tidsskrift for kunst og design. Vol. 59.
https://doi.org/https://www.kunstogdesign.no/ressu

Nielsen, Liv Merete (2025). Rød burgunder i vinter?. Form Fagdidaktisk tidsskrift for kunst og design. Vol. 59.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5354087

Nielsen, Liv Merete (2025). Herme i tegning?. Form Fagdidaktisk tidsskrift for kunst og design. Vol. 59.
https://doi.org/https://www.kunstogdesign.no/ressu

Skjerven, Astrid ; Berg, Lisbeth Løvbak ; Nielsen, Liv Merete ; Stuedahl, Dagny (2024). Introduction. Skjerven, Astrid; Berg, Lisbeth Løvbak; Nielsen, Liv Merete; Stuedahl, Dagny (Ed.). Mediating sustainability in the consumer society. p. 1-9. Routledge.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4821885

Nielsen, Liv Merete (2024). Forventer mer til praktisk skole. Form Fagdidaktisk tidsskrift for kunst og design. Vol. 58.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3912950

Nielsen, Liv Merete (2024). Skjerm og frie valg. Form Fagdidaktisk tidsskrift for kunst og design. Vol. 58.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4089172



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