.tech-cascade {
  display: grid;
  gap: 72px;
  margin-top: 88px;
}

.tech-step {
  width: 88%;
  min-height: 440px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr;
  background: #151515;
  border: 1px solid #2d2d2d;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.tech-step:nth-child(even) {
  margin-left: 12%;
}

.tech-step:nth-child(3) {
  margin-left: 4%;
}

.tech-step.reverse figure {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1;
}

.tech-step.reverse .tech-copy {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
}

.tech-step figure {
  min-height: 440px;
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.tech-step figure::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 58%, rgba(21, 21, 21, .78) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.tech-step.reverse figure::after {
  background: linear-gradient(270deg, transparent 58%, rgba(21, 21, 21, .78) 100%);
}

.tech-step img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 1.1s ease;
}

.tech-step:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.025);
}

.image-fade {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 62%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .22));
  pointer-events: none;
}

.tech-copy {
  padding: 46px 50px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}

.tech-copy > span {
  color: #c8a66a;
  font-size: .68rem;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
}

.tech-copy h3 {
  margin: 22px 0 25px;
  color: #f4f1eb;
  font: 500 clamp(2rem, 3.1vw, 3.5rem)/1.05 "Playfair Display", serif;
}

.tech-copy p {
  margin: 0 0 15px;
  color: #aaa;
  font-size: .9rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.tech-copy small {
  margin-top: 12px;
  padding-top: 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid #383838;
  color: #c8a66a;
  font-size: .7rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .tech-step,
  .tech-step:nth-child(even),
  .tech-step:nth-child(3) {
    width: 100%;
    margin-left: 0;
  }

  .tech-copy {
    padding: 36px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .tech-cascade {
    gap: 36px;
    margin-top: 58px;
  }

  .tech-step {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .tech-step figure,
  .tech-step.reverse figure {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 1;
    min-height: 300px;
  }

  .tech-step .tech-copy,
  .tech-step.reverse .tech-copy {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 2;
  }

  .tech-step figure::after,
  .tech-step.reverse figure::after {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 55%, rgba(21, 21, 21, .7) 100%);
  }

  .tech-copy {
    padding: 30px 25px 35px;
  }
}