Richard Scoffier's *Les villes de la puissance* examines Athens as a city shaped by public space, architectural form, and political imagination. The work treats the Greek capital not simply as an ancient monument or modern urban environment, but as a layered field where power, movement, memory, and civic life intersect. Through the subtitle *Athènes, ville en éclats*, the book suggests a city experienced in fragments: broken by history, topography, competing uses, and the traces of different eras. As both architect and philosopher, Scoffier brings a reflective approach to urban analysis, considering how planning decisions and informal spatial practices influence the character of contemporary Athens. The book is concise and focused, offering a critical view of how cities express social and political forces through their built environments. It will be of interest to readers of architecture, urban studies, and the philosophy of public space.