This research examines the factors contributing to the decline of socio-cultural spaces and their architectural impact in Okrika communities, Rivers State, Nigeria. A mixed-methods approach was employed, utilizing primary data from field surveys and secondary data from academic literature, government reports, and other relevant publications. A stratified random sampling method was used to select 147 participants from the community. Both descriptive and inferential statistics, including regression analysis, were applied to analyze the data and test the research hypothesis.