img=http://media.economist.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/full-width/images/2012/08/blogs/prospero/20120811_bkp505.jpg BERLIN can breathe a sigh of relief. The BMW Guggenheim Lab, a well-meaning project to heighten urban consciousness, has struck camp after six action-packed weeks and moved on: next stop Mumbai. When this prefabricated centre, designed to foster discussion and thought-provoking events, first came from New York to Kreuzberg, an edgy part of town, some locals resisted: they suspected creeping gentrification and condemned it as “some crappy capitalist luxury project”, and even threatened violence. So BMW Guggenheim found a more agreeable venue in already gentrified Prenzlauer Berg, at Pfefferberg, a former brewery complex containing cafes, restaurants, a gallery and a handy hostel. Any jealous Kreuzbergers who found thei
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