Not for Sale!  is an architectural activist campaign for non-alienated housing.

Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA) have transformed the Canada Pavilion in the Giardini into a campaign headquarters for equitable housing that rejects this concept of property and the financialized form of architecture that it implies. To address these issues, they will work with interdisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams comprised of activist organizations, advocates for non-alienated housing, and architects. They will collaborate to develop demands and create architectural projects to address housing alienation, presenting bold visions for equitable and deeply affordable housing in Canada. The AAHA goal is to mobilize all Canadians to join the call for safer, healthier, and more equitable housing.

The Canada Council for the Arts is proud to support Canada’s participation in the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.

From May 20 to November 26, 2023, the Not for Sale! exhibition will be open to the public at the Canada Pavilion, where it will draw attention and encourage dialogue on potential solutions to a range of challenges caused, and/or aggravated, by the housing crisis in Canada.