/* ================================================
   WHITE THEME TOKENS
   ================================================ */
:root {
  --bg:       #FFFFFF;
  --surface:  #F4F7FF;
  --ink:      #111144;
  --navy:     #223382;
  --orange:   #F98513;
  --orange-text: #9C5727;
  --steel:    #9BACD8;
  --rule:     rgba(34, 51, 130, 0.1);
  --muted:    rgba(17, 17, 68, 0.62);

  --font-display: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'SF Pro Display', 'Onest', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body:    -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'SF Pro Text', 'Onest', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-mono:    'IBM Plex Mono', 'SF Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}

/* ================================================
   RESET
   ================================================ */
*, *::before, *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: 5rem;
}

body {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.8;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

img   { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a     { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
ul, ol { list-style: none; }
blockquote { quotes: none; }

/* ================================================
   NAVIGATION — white bg on interior pages,
   transparent over hero on home
   ================================================ */
.nav {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0 0 auto 0;
  z-index: 100;
  padding: 0 3rem;
  height: 3.75rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.97);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  transition: background 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.page-home .nav {
  background: transparent;
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
}

.page-home .nav.scrolled {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.97);
  border-bottom-color: var(--rule);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--rule);
}

.nav-inner {
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
}

.nav-logo {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.page-home .nav .nav-logo { color: #fff; }
.page-home .nav.scrolled .nav-logo { color: var(--ink); }
.nav-logo:hover { color: var(--orange-text); }

.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 2.5rem;
  align-items: center;
}

.nav-links a {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  position: relative;
  padding: 1rem 0 2px;
  margin: -1rem 0 -2px;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.page-home .nav:not(.scrolled) .nav-links a {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
}

.nav-links a::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -1px; left: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--orange);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.22s ease;
}

.nav-links a:hover,
.nav-links a.active { color: var(--ink); }

.page-home .nav:not(.scrolled) .nav-links a:hover,
.page-home .nav:not(.scrolled) .nav-links a.active { color: #fff; }

.nav-links a:hover::after,
.nav-links a.active::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.nav-links a:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--orange);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

/* ================================================
   SCROLL REVEALS
   ================================================ */
/* Visible by default — JS opts an element into the hidden pre-animation
   state via .pre-reveal once the observer is wired up, so a blocked or
   slow script never leaves content invisible. */
.reveal {
  transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s ease;
}

.reveal.pre-reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(16px);
}

.reveal.pre-reveal.visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .reveal { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; transition: none !important; }
  .hero-photo, .hero-name, .hero-sub {
    animation: none !important; opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important;
  }
  .hero-scroll, .hero-scroll-line { animation: none !important; }
}

.page-header {
  padding: 8rem 3rem 3rem;
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.page-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 5.5vw, 4.5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

/* ================================================
   FOOTER
   ================================================ */
.site-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 2.25rem 3rem;
}

.site-footer-inner {
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

.site-footer-text {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #5F70AD;
  text-align: center;
}

.site-footer-dot {
  color: rgba(155, 172, 216, 0.5);
  margin: 0 0.6em;
}

.site-footer-link {
  color: inherit;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(95, 112, 173, 0.4);
  padding-bottom: 1px;
  transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}

.site-footer-link:hover { color: var(--orange-text); border-color: var(--orange-text); }

.site-footer-link:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--orange);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

/* ================================================
   HERO — index.html
   ================================================ */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  height: 100vh;
  min-height: 600px;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

.hero-photo {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 65% 40%;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: hero-fade 1.3s ease 0.1s forwards;
}

.hero-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) 20%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.30) 55%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.82) 78%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95) 100%
  );
}

.hero-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 0 3rem 5rem;
  max-width: 1000px;
}

.hero-name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7.5vw, 6rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ffffff;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 0.95;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: slide-up 0.75s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) 0.9s forwards;
}

.hero-sub {
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
  opacity: 0;
  animation: slide-up 0.6s ease 1.15s forwards;
}

.hero-scroll {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 1.75rem;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: 2;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: fade-in 0.5s ease 1.6s forwards;
}

.hero-scroll-line {
  width: 1px;
  height: 2.75rem;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, rgba(255,255,255,0.5));
  animation: scroll-pulse 2.5s ease-in-out 2s infinite;
}

@keyframes hero-fade { to { opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes slide-up {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px); }
  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}
@keyframes fade-in { to { opacity: 0.45; } }
@keyframes scroll-pulse {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.3; transform: scaleY(1); }
  50%       { opacity: 0.8; transform: scaleY(1.15); }
}

/* ================================================
   HOME — GOAL
   ================================================ */
.home-goal {
  padding: 4.25rem 3rem;
  background: var(--bg);
}

.home-goal-inner {
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: start;
}

/* Same small mono "tab" treatment as .achiev-group-label-text, so every
   page's section labels — home-goal kicker, closing kicker, achievement
   groups, experience-page dividers — read as one consistent component. */
.home-goal-kicker {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: block;
}

.goal-text {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 2.0625rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.3;
  max-width: 620px;
  margin-left: auto;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

/* ================================================
   HOME — PROJECTS PREVIEW
   ================================================ */
.home-projects {
  padding: 4rem 0 4rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.home-projects-inner {
  width: 100%;
}

/* Flush image grid — zero gaps, tiles butt against each other */
.home-projects-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
}

.home-project-tile {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 10 / 9;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: block;
  background: var(--surface);
}

.home-project-tile-img {
  position: absolute;
  top: 8%;
  left: 8%;
  right: 8%;
  bottom: 8%;
  width: 84%;
  height: 84%;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.home-project-tile-ov {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  background: rgba(34, 51, 130, 0.78);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  padding: 1.85rem;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.15s ease;
}

.home-project-tile:hover .home-project-tile-ov,
.home-project-tile:focus-visible .home-project-tile-ov { opacity: 1; }

.home-project-tile-txt {
  transform: translateY(18px);
  transition: transform 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.home-project-tile:hover .home-project-tile-txt,
.home-project-tile:focus-visible .home-project-tile-txt { transform: none; }

.home-project-tile:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--orange);
  outline-offset: -3px;
}

.home-project-tile-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #fff;
}

.home-project-tile-name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: normal;
  color: #fff;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

.home-project-tile-role {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

/* ================================================
   HOME — CLOSING / CONTACT
   ================================================ */
.home-closing {
  padding: 4.25rem 3rem 5rem;
  background: var(--surface);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.home-closing-inner {
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.home-closing-text {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  color: rgba(17, 17, 68, 0.7);
  line-height: 1.75;
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin-left: auto;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

.home-closing-text strong {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.home-closing-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 2rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  margin-left: auto;
  max-width: 60ch;
}

.home-closing-link {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--navy);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}

.home-closing-link:hover { color: var(--orange-text); border-color: var(--orange); }

.home-closing-link:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--orange);
  outline-offset: 4px;
  color: var(--orange-text);
  border-color: var(--orange);
}

/* ================================================
   HOME — ACHIEVEMENTS STRIP (horizontal drag/wheel scroll)
   ================================================ */
.home-achievements {
  padding: 3.5rem 0 4rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.home-achievements-inner {
  width: 100%;
}

.home-achiev-kicker {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.875rem, 3.25vw, 2.5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  padding: 0 3rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.home-achiev-track {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(7, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
}

.achiev-logo-item {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.achiev-logo-sq {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--surface);
}

.achiev-logo-abbr {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--navy);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0 0.25rem;
}

.achiev-logo-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.achiev-logo-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(34, 51, 130, 0.85);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  opacity: 0;
  text-align: center;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
  padding: 1.25rem;
}

.achiev-logo-item:hover .achiev-logo-overlay,
.achiev-logo-item:focus-visible .achiev-logo-overlay { opacity: 1; }

.achiev-logo-item:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--orange);
  outline-offset: -3px;
}

.achiev-logo-medal-badge {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #FFCB99;
  text-align: center;
}

.achiev-logo-year-badge {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
}

.achiev-logo-name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

/* Simpler hover for select tiles: image darkens, only the name shows */
.achiev-logo-item--named .achiev-logo-overlay {
  background: rgba(17, 17, 68, 0.35);
}

.achiev-logo-item--named .achiev-logo-medal-badge,
.achiev-logo-item--named .achiev-logo-year-badge {
  display: none;
}

.achiev-logo-item--named .achiev-logo-name {
  text-shadow: 0 1px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}

/* ================================================
   EXPERIENCE PAGE — subjects, teaching roles, education, rates
   ================================================ */

/* About/bio paragraph reuses .home-goal-inner's kicker + text grid;
   this is the "text" side, sized for readable prose rather than the
   homepage mission statement's oversized display type. */
.exp-intro-text {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  color: rgba(17, 17, 68, 0.7);
  line-height: 1.78;
  max-width: 640px;
  margin-left: auto;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

/* Subjects grid: flush cells, no radius, no skill bars — just a
   subject name and the level range it's taught at. */
.exp-subjects {
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 2rem 3rem 1rem;
}

.exp-subjects-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 1.5px;
  background: var(--rule);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.exp-subject {
  background: var(--bg);
  padding: 2rem 1.75rem;
}

.exp-subject-name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.exp-subject-level {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange-text);
}

/* Teaching-experience / education roles: a lean resume-style entry —
   dates and organisation on the left, role title and description on
   the right. Deliberately lighter than .project-section (no stats,
   no gallery) so it reads as a scannable record, not a repeat of the
   Projects page's fuller case studies. */
.exp-role {
  padding: 3rem 3rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 20rem 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.exp-role:nth-child(even) { background: var(--surface); }

.exp-role-meta { min-width: 0; }

.exp-role-date {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange-text);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.exp-role-org {
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.exp-role-body { min-width: 0; }

.exp-role-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.exp-role-desc {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: rgba(17, 17, 68, 0.62);
  line-height: 1.75;
  max-width: 58ch;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

/* Rates: a headline range plus a simple hairline-divided breakdown —
   no bars, no ratings, just numbers. */
.exp-fee {
  padding: 1rem 3rem 5.5rem;
}

.exp-fee-inner {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.exp-fee-summary {
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.exp-fee-range {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 5vw, 3.25rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.exp-fee-range-unit {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-left: 0.5rem;
}

.exp-fee-note {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
}

.exp-fee-table {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.exp-fee-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding: 1.125rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.exp-fee-row-label {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.exp-fee-row-value {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-weight: 500;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.exp-fee-cta { margin-top: 2rem; }

/* Platform page — simple stub, reusing .project-upcoming-badge and
   .project-section-link rather than introducing new components. */
.exp-stub {
  padding: 1rem 3rem 6rem;
}

.exp-stub-inner {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: left;
}

.exp-stub-text {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  color: rgba(17, 17, 68, 0.62);
  line-height: 1.78;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem;
  max-width: 58ch;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .exp-role { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.25rem; }
  .exp-subjects-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .exp-subjects { padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 0.5rem; }
  .exp-role { padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem; }
  .exp-fee { padding: 0.5rem 1.5rem 4rem; }
  .exp-stub { padding: 0.5rem 1.5rem 4rem; }
  .exp-fee-row { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.35rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .exp-subjects-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ================================================
   ACHIEVEMENTS PAGE — full-width blocks
   ================================================ */

/* Qualification process */
.qual-section {
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(6, 8, 30, 0.15), rgba(6, 8, 30, 0.25)),
    url("Images/pale.jpg") center/cover no-repeat;
  padding: 6rem 3rem;
}

.qual-inner {
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.qual-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: normal;
  color: #fff;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(6, 8, 30, 0.35);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.qual-pipeline {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.qual-step {
  flex: 1;
  position: relative;
}

.qual-step:nth-child(2) { margin-left: 1.5rem; }

.qual-step-number {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 3.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--orange);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 0.375rem;
}

.qual-step-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #fff;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 8px rgba(6, 8, 30, 0.4);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* Achievement blocks — full screen width, airy and uniformly light */
.achiev-block {
  padding: 6.5rem 3rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 14rem 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.achiev-block-logo-frame {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 14rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 14px;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

a.achiev-block-logo-frame:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(34, 51, 130, 0.16);
}

a.achiev-block-logo-frame:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--orange);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.achiev-block-logo {
  max-width: 68%;
  max-height: 68%;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.achiev-block-body { min-width: 0; }

.achiev-block-name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.625rem, 2.75vw, 2.25rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.achiev-block-medal {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.achiev-block-code {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.achiev-block-desc {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  color: rgba(17, 17, 68, 0.6);
  line-height: 1.75;
  max-width: 58ch;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  a.achiev-block-logo-frame { transition: none; }
  a.achiev-block-logo-frame:hover { transform: none; }
}

.achiev-group-label {
  padding: 2.5rem 3rem 0;
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.achiev-group-label-text {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: block;
}

/* ================================================
   PROJECTS PAGE — photo header + pinned sliding sections
   ================================================ */
.projects-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: url("Images/pale_orange.jpg") center/cover no-repeat;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

.projects-hero-scrim {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(6, 8, 24, 0) 35%, rgba(6, 8, 24, 0.8) 100%);
}

.projects-hero-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 0 3rem 4.5rem;
}

.projects-hero-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 6rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ffffff;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 0.92;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

/* Individual project sections */
.project-section {
  padding: 5.5rem 3rem;
  background: var(--bg);
}

.project-section:nth-child(even) { background: var(--surface); }

.project-section-inner {
  max-width: 1360px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.5fr;
  gap: 5rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.project-section-left { min-width: 0; }

.project-section-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  display: block;
}

.project-section-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 2.75rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin-bottom: 0.625rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.project-section-role {
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--orange-text);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.project-section-stats {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.625rem;
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
  padding-top: 1.75rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.project-stat {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.project-stat-value {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--navy);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.project-stat-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.project-stat-group {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.625rem;
}

.project-stat-group + .project-stat-group,
.project-stat-group-row + .project-stat-group {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  padding-top: 0.75rem;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--rule);
}

.project-stat-group-row {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.project-stat-group-row .project-stat-group { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }

.project-stat-group-row .project-stat-group + .project-stat-group {
  margin-top: 0;
  padding-top: 0;
  border-top: none;
}

.project-stat-group-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange-text);
}

.project-section-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding-bottom: 1px;
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
  transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}

.project-section-link:hover { color: var(--orange-text); border-color: var(--orange); }

.project-section-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}

.project-section-links .project-section-link { margin-top: 0; }

.project-section-cta { margin-top: 1.5rem; }

.project-section-cta .project-stat-label { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }

.project-inline-link {
  color: var(--navy);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding-bottom: 1px;
  transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
}

.project-inline-link:hover { color: var(--orange-text); border-color: var(--orange); }

.project-section-right { min-width: 0; }

.project-section-desc {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  color: rgba(17, 17, 68, 0.6);
  line-height: 1.78;
  max-width: 58ch;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

.project-section-video-frame {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 640px;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  border-radius: 8px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--surface);
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
}

.project-section-video-frame video {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.project-section-gallery {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0.5rem;
  max-width: 58ch;
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
}

.project-gallery-item {
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 6px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--surface);
}

.project-gallery-item img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.project-gallery-item:hover img { transform: scale(1.05); }

.project-section-gallery--pair { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }

.project-section-gallery--quad { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }

.project-section-gallery--tall .project-gallery-item { aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; }

.project-upcoming-badge {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}

/* ================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ================================================ */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .home-projects-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }

  .home-goal-inner,
  .home-closing-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1rem; }

  .home-closing-text,
  .home-closing-links { margin-left: 0; }

  .achiev-block,
  .project-section-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
  .achiev-block-logo-frame { width: 14rem; height: 14rem; min-height: 0; }

  .qual-pipeline { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 2rem; }
  .qual-step { min-width: 140px; }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .nav { padding: 0 1.5rem; }
  .nav-links { gap: 1.5rem; }

  .page-header { padding: 6.5rem 1.5rem 2.5rem; }

  .hero-content { padding: 0 1.5rem 4rem; }

  .home-goal { padding: 3rem 1.5rem; }
  .home-closing { padding: 3rem 1.5rem 3.5rem; }
  .home-projects { padding: 3rem 0; }
  .home-achievements { padding: 2.5rem 0 3rem; }
  .home-achiev-kicker { padding: 0 1.5rem; }
  .home-achiev-track { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }

  .home-projects-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }

  .qual-section { padding: 4rem 1.5rem; }
  .qual-pipeline { gap: 1.5rem; }

  .achiev-group-label { padding: 2rem 1.5rem 0; }

  .achiev-block { padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem; }
  .achiev-block-logo-frame { width: 8rem; height: 8rem; min-height: 0; }

  .projects-hero-content { padding: 0 1.5rem 3.5rem; }

  .project-section { padding: 4rem 1.5rem; }
  .project-section-inner { gap: 2.5rem; }

  .site-footer { padding: 2rem 1.5rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .home-projects-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .home-achiev-track { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }

  .qual-pipeline { flex-direction: column; gap: 1.75rem; }
  .qual-step { min-width: 0; width: 100%; }
}

/* ================================================
   PROJECTS — pinned sliding stack
   Each section is position:sticky at the same top offset; later
   sections in DOM order paint over earlier ones by default stacking
   order, so scrolling makes each project slide up and fully cover
   the one before it. Pure CSS, no JS required for the core effect.
   ================================================ */
.page-projects .projects-hero,
.page-projects .project-section {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  min-height: 100vh;
  margin-top: 0;
  overflow-y: auto;
}

.page-projects .projects-hero {
  padding: 3.75rem 3rem 4.5rem;
}

.page-projects .project-section {
  padding: 4.5rem 3rem 2rem;
  box-shadow: 0 -30px 50px rgba(17, 17, 68, 0.14);
}

.page-projects .project-section::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 3px; }
.page-projects .project-section::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: var(--rule); }

/* Glass nav over orange projects hero */
.page-projects .nav:not(.scrolled) {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  backdrop-filter: blur(40px) saturate(200%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(40px) saturate(200%);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
}
.page-projects .nav:not(.scrolled) .nav-logo { color: #fff; }
.page-projects .nav:not(.scrolled) .nav-logo:hover { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75); }
.page-projects .nav:not(.scrolled) .nav-links a { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.70); }
.page-projects .nav:not(.scrolled) .nav-links a:hover,
.page-projects .nav:not(.scrolled) .nav-links a.active { color: #fff; }

/* ================================================
   ACHIEVEMENTS — NEWS STRIP
   ================================================ */
.news-strip {
  padding: 4rem 0 5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: radial-gradient(1000px 400px at 90% 0%, rgba(34, 51, 130, 0.05), transparent 60%);
}

.news-strip-header {
  padding: 0 3rem 1.75rem;
}

.news-strip-label {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.625rem, 2.75vw, 2.125rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.news-strip-track {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 1.75rem;
  overflow-x: auto;
  overflow-y: visible;
  padding: 0 3rem 2rem;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
  scrollbar-color: var(--rule) transparent;
  cursor: grab;
}

.news-strip-track:active { cursor: grabbing; }
.news-strip-track::-webkit-scrollbar { height: 3px; }
.news-strip-track::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: var(--rule); }

.news-item {
  display: block;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 240px;
  transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  will-change: transform;
}

.news-item:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--orange);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.news-photo {
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--surface);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  transition: box-shadow 0.4s ease;
}

.news-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

/* Hover: the whole card slides down, like a game card being pulled
   forward — no rotation or sideways bleed, so it never overlaps its
   neighbors in the tightly packed strip. */
.news-item:hover {
  transform: translateY(0.875rem);
}

.news-item:hover .news-photo {
  box-shadow: 0 20px 32px rgba(17, 17, 68, 0.16);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .news-item { transition: none; }
  .news-item:hover { transform: none; }
  .news-photo { transition: none; }
}

.news-source {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.52rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange-text);
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
}

.news-caption-title {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-top: 0.45rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}