as is clearly the case in the design of containment domes for nuclear reactors ('Course too.. *when* they considered that possibility -- it was the 707 era.. etc.)
Another unfortunate choice in this otherwise open-space saving design was - the "convenient" locations for the stairs! And as you saw in the film... via sheer Luck (as there was no way to find out real-time) the few who managed upper-floor escape: were yet able to thread a path depite the Problem.
The calculations (just thermal!) re such a load of flammable material appear to have gotten at least a passing notice at design stage. Deemed insoluble, not only re the fail-point in temp of the steel, but also the sheer volume of water for an expanded "sprinkler" capacity.
Needless to say - any cockamamie idea of "We'll Show THEM" via YAN monolith of 100 floors: were it Evil-Proof, there'd be 13.34% useable space and the rest: massive steel insulation, escape chutes and rocket-pods :-\ufffd
ie I don't think so..
Ashton IM Pei LLoyd Wright