Curl is originally from Pennsylvania, where she first learned about landscape architecture while attending the Pennsylvania Governor’s School in the Agricultural Sciences at Pennsylvania State University. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Comprehensive Science and Mathematics at Villanova University. In 2002, she received her Master of Landscape Architecture degree at the University of Pennsylvania. After receiving her MLA, she moved to San Francisco and worked at PWP Landscape Architecture, Inc., and became an Associate in 2005. At PWP, Curl’s past projects include The Cleveland Clinic, National 9/11 Memorial, San Jose International Airport, Novartis Headquarters, and the University of California – Merced.