In 1961, he moved to Paris, where he worked for architect Andre Remondet.Lazo, Caroline Evensen (2006) "Frank Gehry". Twenty-First Century Books Hawthorne, Christopher (October 8, 2014) "In Paris, a Passion for All Things Frank Gehry" "Los Angeles Times"</ref> In 1962, Gehry established a practice in Los Angeles, which became Frank Gehry and Associates in 1967 and then Gehry Partners in 2001. Gehry's earliest commissions were all in Southern California, where he designed a number of innovative commercial structures such as Santa Monica Place (1980) and residential buildings such as the eccentric Norton House (1984) in Venice, California.