@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,300;0,500;1,300&family=DM+Sans:wght@300;400;500&display=swap');

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

:root {
  --bg: #f7f6f3;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --ink: #0a0908;
  --ink-soft: #2e2c2a;
  --ink-muted: #6b6760;
  --red: #c0392b;
  --red-2: #e74c3c;
  --border: rgba(15,14,12,0.08);
}

.about-section {
  font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
  background: var(--bg);
  min-height: calc(100vh - 60px);
  padding: 5rem 2rem;
}

.about-inner {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* ── header ── */
.a-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
  padding-bottom: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.a-eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.a-eyebrow::before {
  content: '';
  width: 24px;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--red), var(--red-2));
  display: block;
}

.a-eyebrow span {
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red);
}

.a-title {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.a-title em {
  font-style: italic;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--red), var(--red-2));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  background-clip: text;
}

.a-founded {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 3.5rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: rgba(15,14,12,0.08);
  line-height: 1;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* ── stats ── */
.a-stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--border);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
}

.a-stat {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: background 0.2s;
}

.a-stat:hover { background: #fdfcfc; }

.a-stat::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--red), var(--red-2));
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1);
}

.a-stat:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }

.a-stat-num {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 3rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  display: block;
}

.a-stat-label {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.4;
  display: block;
}

/* ── timeline ── */
.a-section-label {
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}

.a-section-label::before {
  content: '';
  width: 24px;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--red), var(--red-2));
  display: block;
}

.a-timeline {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--border);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
}

.a-titem {
  background: var(--white);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 160px 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  position: relative;
  transition: background 0.2s;
}

.a-titem:hover { background: #fdfcfc; }

.a-titem::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 2px;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--red), var(--red-2));
  transform: scaleY(0);
  transform-origin: top;
  transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1);
}

.a-titem:hover::before { transform: scaleY(1); }

.a-tdate {
  padding: 1.5rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}

.a-tyears {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--red);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}

.a-trole {
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
}

.a-tbody {
  padding: 1.5rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}

.a-tname {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.a-tdesc {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--ink-muted);
  line-height: 1.7;
  font-weight: 300;
}

/* ── research areas ── */
.a-research {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--border);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
}

.a-ritem {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 1.5rem;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: background 0.2s;
}

.a-ritem:hover { background: #fdfcfc; }

.a-ritem::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--red), var(--red-2));
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1);
}

.a-ritem:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }

.a-rnum {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: rgba(15,14,12,0.08);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  display: block;
  transition: color 0.25s;
}

.a-ritem:hover .a-rnum { color: rgba(192,57,43,0.12); }

.a-rname {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

/* ── about text ── */
.a-text-block {
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 2.5rem;
  position: relative;
}

.a-text-block::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 2px;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--red), var(--red-2));
}

.a-text {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.9;
  font-weight: 300;
}

.a-text + .a-text { margin-top: 1.25rem; }

/* ── responsive ── */
@media (max-width: 750px) {
  .about-section { padding: 3rem 1.25rem; }
  .a-head { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.5rem; }
  .a-founded { font-size: 2.5rem; }
  .a-stats { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .a-research { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .a-titem { grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr; }
  .a-text-block { padding: 1.5rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .a-stats { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .a-research { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .a-titem { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .a-tdate { border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
}