Another example of a recent demolition of a Sydney building was the loss of the head office of the Rural Bank at 52 Martin Place. The art deco building, designed in the 1930s by F.W. Turner, was controversially demolished in 1983 for a "modern" State Bank tower. Despite staunch public protest, building's design significance and a listing y the Australian Heritage Commission listing were unable to prevent it being destroyed. Articles in "The Sydney Morning Herald" on the 2 February 1982 ran spreads about protecting the building at public meetings organised by the Australian Institute of Architects.