Isn't a big part of information technology's rapid pace the fact that much of it happens in a virtual space instead of the real world? I wonder if civil enginee

Isn't a big part of information technology's rapid pace the fact that much of it happens in a virtual space instead of the real world? I wonder if civil engineering would move as fast if buildings could be built and torn down as fast (and as cheaply) as computer programs, and if building materials' efficiency could be improved at the same pace transistors can be miniaturized?