Architects Against Housing Alienation is a collective formed in 2021 that started Not for Sale! as a campaign to end housing alienation. The campaign is centered on the work of ten teams, from across the land now known as ca ada, who have created ten demands and proposals. The collective include activists, architects, and advocates who bring expertise, experience, connection, and compassion to issues of housing justice. This collaborative effort aims to add momentum, new synergies, and a shared focus to the ongoing and remarkable work to create a radically new housing system.

Halifax is in crisis. The number of unhoused people is growing exponentially due to the cost of living and lack of affordable housing, but at the same time there are numerous government-owned surplus properties which have been sitting vacant for up to decades. AAHA demand that the government make these assets available for public good through the development of affordable housing. The jury is seeking innovative social housing projects that utilize these vacant surplus properties to fill in gaps in the socio-urban fabric of Halifax. Winning entries will be showcased in Dalhousie University, Halifax, as well as receiving a share of the $2,600 prize fund.