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Explanation of issue: The building was featured in an episode of Westworld
References supporting change: https://www.archpaper.com/2020/04/westworld-production-design https://geekculture.co/can-you-name-all-the-singapore-locations-in-the-westworld-season-3-trailer/ https://www.timeout.com/singapore/film/11-places-in-singapore-featured-in-westworld-season-3 https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/trending/westworld-season-3-singapore-11706008

In popular culture

In order to create a skyline with buildings that could be imagined as 3D printed ^[1] , Oasia Hotel Downtown Singapore was one of the buildings scouted and appeared ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] in season three of HBO’s Westworld_(season_3) alongside other notable Singaporean buildings such as Marina_One Residences and the National_Gallery_Singapore.

Besides local architecture, Singapore-based actor Bobby_Tonelli had a speaking role in the Westworld Singapore episodes. Edvarcl (talk) 05:54, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Edvarcl, and thanks for your suggestion. Although there is room for disagreement, I do not believe Oasia Hotel's appearance in Westworld was significant enough to merit a mention in the article. Considering the frequency with which well-known buildings in large cities make passing appearances in television shows, if Wikipedia were to mention every appearance of, for example, the Chrysler Building, the article would be overwhelmed. That's why the Chrysler Building's article only mentions significant appearances and cites an article that is about only the Chrysler Building's building's cameos. Because I'm not seeing the same depth of coverage for Oasia, I am declining this request. Best, Altamel (talk) 03:21, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Altamel (talk) I understand your point. I was inspired by how other Singaporean buildings such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CapitaSpring and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_One made the same Westworld reference in their Wikis.

Would it help if I reduce the verbiage for this section?

To your point on the Chrysler Building, New York is a popular location for US film/TV productions, so it is understandable the Chrysler Building has high cameo frequency.

Singapore, on the other hand, is rarely featured in US film/TV productions so it is notable when a Singaporean building has a cameo in a US film/TV production. The notability has been well articulated in the cited national and cultural media. Edvarcl (talk) 10:19, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

^ Reiner-Roth, Shane (2020-04-02). "Westworld's production designer drew from global architecture to realize 2058". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
^ Frayna, Marion (2020-02-21). "Can You Name All The Singapore Locations In The Westworld Season 3 Trailer?". geekculture. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
^ Khalid, Cam (2020-04-05). "11 places in Singapore featured in Westworld Season 3". Timeout. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
^ Loh, GENEVIEVE SARAH (2019-07-11). "Why Singapore was chosen as a filming location for HBO's hit series Westworld". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 2021-02-26.

[auto4-1] Reiner-Roth, Shane (2020-04-02). "Westworld's production designer drew from global architecture to realize 2058". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved 2021-02-26.

[auto-2] Frayna, Marion (2020-02-21). "Can You Name All The Singapore Locations In The Westworld Season 3 Trailer?". geekculture. Retrieved 2021-02-26.

[auto2-3] Khalid, Cam (2020-04-05). "11 places in Singapore featured in Westworld Season 3". Timeout. Retrieved 2021-02-26.

[auto3-4] Loh, GENEVIEVE SARAH (2019-07-11). "Why Singapore was chosen as a filming location for HBO's hit series Westworld". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 2021-02-26.

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