介绍了2008年北京奥运场馆的总体建设情况，结合一些具有代表性的场馆，对其新颖独特的建筑造型、先进的结构体系以及在设计、材料、施工和监测等方面所采用的大量自主创新技术进行了重点探讨。通过对一些具有经典意义的奥运建筑进行回顾，指出它们的共性特点是：新颖的建筑造型、创新的结构形式与建筑功能的统一；符合建筑技术（包括材料、构造、施工安装技术等）的发展方向，推动了技术的进步。比照这些优秀奥运建筑，有理由相信2008年北京奥运场馆中的一些杰出代表建筑，将有条件成为这一行列的新成员。

Space structures are always preferred for Olympic stadiums and gymnasiums due to their great variety of forms, efficient mechanical behavior and the ability to cover large spans. The construction of 2008 Beijing Olympic stadiums and gymnasiums provides an enormous stage for space structures. It is advisable and useful for the further development of space structures to summarize the advanced design concepts, innovative structural forms as well as the new materials and techniques used in these stadiums and gymnasiums. A brief introduction to the 2008 Beijing Olympic stadiums and gymnasiums is presented first, then some representative Olympic stadiums and gymnasiums are discussed with respect to their novel architectural appearance, advanced structural forms and innovative techniques applied in design, construction and monitoring. By reviewing a number of classical Olympic stadiums and gymnasiums, their common characteristics are summarized as:perfect combination of novel architectural appearance, innovative structural form and satisfactory service performance;in accordance with the development of construction techniques, and hence promoting the progress of technology. Compared to the outstanding classical Olympic buildings, it is believed that some representative stadiums and gymnasiums of the 2008 Olympic Games do have the qualities to be recognized as the new members of this glorious list.