Cliff's professional career has been as a principal architect for the retirement housing industry pioneer William Colson. Three hundred senior–living communities have been built by Colson and partners across the United States, Canada, and England. In 2007 this group of retirement housing complexes sold. The sale allowed for the funding of the Curry Stone Foundation and the Curry Stone Design Prize. Cliff Curry continues his practice, Curry Architecture, doing retirement housing. He enjoys riding his bicycle, cross-country skiing, and serving on the Architecture for Humanity Advisory Board.