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Public spaces are major subsets of an anthropological settlement, which provide vistas for social interaction, cultural transmission, and economic enterprise. In Nigeria’s rapid infrastructural development, the planning of public spaces seems to overlook the various needs of the communities that will use such spaces. This study focuses on communities’ involvement in the birthing of public spaces through participatory design in Nigeria. It focuses on how these participatory processes can influence the urban landscape towards creating a more inclusive, culturally sensitive, and ecologically sound human habitat.