建筑是人类文明的一面镜子。未来的建筑应是高科技的产物，大量使用的建筑材料将以新型建筑材料为主。21世纪的建筑材料应该如何发展，笔者从结构材料、墙体材料和功能材料三个方面进行了探讨与展望。我国现阶段所采用的主要结构材料有砖、水泥混凝土和钢材及其复合物——钢筋 Architecture is a mirror of human civilization. The building of the future should be the product of high technology, and the building materials used in large quantities will be based on new building materials. How the development of building materials in the 21st century should be developed, and the author discusses and looks forward from three aspects: structural materials, wall materials and functional materials. The main structural materials used in China at this stage include brick, cement concrete, steel and their composites—rebars.